Posts in Tag: Hikes
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Tent Rocks National Monument New Mexico
Our exploration of New Mexico’s natural and historical wonders continues with a visit to Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument or just Tent Rocks as most people call them. Although located not that far from either Santa Fe or Albuquerque this relatively new National Monument (Bill Clinton designated it in 2001) receives a fraction of the […]
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Guadalupe Mountains N.P. – Smith Springs Hike
For such a large state, Texas has surprisingly few national parks; only two in fact – Big Bend which opened in 1944 and the much newer Guadalupe Mountains which only opened in 1972. After the recent SATW conference in El Paso, Alison and I set out to explore west Texas before moving on to New […]