Taos was first colonized by Spain in 1615 after first having been visited by Captain Hernán Alvarado 75 years earlier. When the conquistadors arrived in this area, they would have encountered the Tewa Indians and others who had been here for hundreds of years. Land grant settlers built the historic plaza in the 1790s in … Continue reading Exploring the High Desert – Taos, New Mexico, Part 2
We continued our month-long visit to the NE New Mexico area by moving from Santa Fe to a small campground near the historic city of Taos. The Pilar Campground in the Orilla Verde Recreation Area is located in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. What we did not realize until we arrived was that … Continue reading Gorge-ous Taos, New Mexico
While we were camping in Abiquiú, we met another camper who comes to New Mexico often. When we asked her about places “not to miss,” she told us that we should go to Bandelier National Monument. Given that it was less than an hour drive from Santa Fe, we took a day trip to see … Continue reading Frijoles Canyon – Bandelier National Monument
David and I visited downtown Santa Fe, called “The City Different”, in October of 2017 with our New Mexico RVing friends, Glenn and Marsha. We saw the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum then but, unfortunately, some of the museums were closed due to renovations at that time and we were not able to visit them. Since we … Continue reading The City Different – Santa Fe, NM
While we were traveling through the southwest portion of New Mexico we stayed in Deming. There is not a lot to do in Deming but there are numerous RV parks and we discovered that many people including our next door neighbors were here to visit Mexico which was less than 35 miles from our location. … Continue reading See Rock City
Since Halloween is just around the corner, this seems like the perfect time to tell you about our visit to Carlsbad Caverns, a series of dark caves full of bats! Established in 1930, Carlsbad Caverns National Park protects a system of more than 119 caves located under the rocky, cactus-covered Chihuahua Desert. These caves have … Continue reading Spooky Caverns
We decided to head towards Carlsbad Caverns and stopped for the night at Valley of Fires near the town of Carrizozo, NM. We had heard that this was a great place to visit and camp. Valley of Fires is the site of a relatively recent lava flow. This event from 1,500 to 2,000 years ago … Continue reading All Fired Up
