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White Sands National Monument

Lynx — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:06:08 +0000

White Sands National Monument is another of those places that every New Mexican should come at least once. Its the only place in the world like it. The only gypsum sand dunes anywhere, an ever changing landscape with some very unique wildlife that have adapted to it. Its been used as a backdrop for . . . → Read More: White Sands National Monument

Sitting Bull Falls

Lynx — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:05:21 +0000

We are thankful for our campground neighbors at Dog Canyon Campground for giving us the tip to check out the water falls on the way out. Sitting Bull Falls was spectacular, one of the highlights of our trip. If you are ever out on this side of the Guadalupe Mountains . . . → Read More: Sitting Bull Falls

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Lynx — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:04:21 +0000

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is one of three World Heritage Sites in New Mexico out of 21 in the USA. The countless rock formations formed drip by drip over eons are just spectacular but any attempt to describe the grand feelings of awe when viewing them in person is doing the caverns an injustice . . . → Read More: Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Lynx — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:59:04 +0000

We totally blew past Highway 137 without seeing it the first time on our way to Dog Canyon Campground in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Its around 55 miles to the campground and theres no gas whatsoever so regardless I would have needed to have gone the extra 14 miles past the turn to . . . → Read More: Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Labor Day – Roswell UFO Museum

Lynx — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:10:18 +0000

Three day weekend! You know what that means … Road Trip!

I know I’m still working on finishing up the posts from our epic trip back in July, and now I have another one to work on. We’ve got another trip this weekend back to Colorado and then another the weekend after . . . → Read More: Labor Day – Roswell UFO Museum