Every month the City of Rocks State Park offers a public night showing for the passing tourist or local from Silver City. Viewing starts around sunset, so be sure to bring a light jacket, flashlight and chair. Therefore, if you enjoy looking up at the night sky to find the Big Dipper or Little Dipper, …
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The White Mountains of Arizona is Where You Will Find the East Fork of Mt. Baldy Trail This trail is one of my favorite hikes in the White Mountains. Actually, I do have several favorites, but this area is especially dear to me, which I will explain later. Mt. Baldy is the third highest peak …
If you missed last weeks posting- This is a true story about 10 delinquent teenage girls that were required to hike 12 miles into the Chiricahaw Mountains of Southern Arizona. I was also along to guide these troubled youth. Solo time was next. For three days, everyone (including staff) was to be alone. Every girl …
The Plains Indians “Rites of Passage” involves a wilderness experience or “Vision Quest” in preparation for the world. This is a story about 10 teenage delinquent girls that were required to participate in a similar ritual through a 10-day backpacking trip in the Chiricahaw Mountains of Southern Arizona, however, these girls were more streetwise than …
Enjoy Exploring off-the-beaten trails? Rondeho Canyon will not disappoint. In northern Arizona Rondeho Canyon hides among the sage and sand, but it still has a sense of purpose. Murals of petroglyphs are etched into red sandstone cliffs that tell stories of the ancient ones. A single dusty trail meanders into a narrow canyon where short …
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Summer is almost here and New Mexico has so much to offer for the RV enthusiast and outdoors person. The Rocky Mountains spans almost the entire west side of thes state. If you love hiking, trail riding, kayaking, hot mineral springs, birding, hot air ballooning, breathtaking landscapes, art, music and dance as well as the …
The Infamous CatWalk Five miles northeast from the small town of Glenwood, New Mexico is a road that leads to the mouth of Whitewater Canyon to the infamous “Catwalk.” Named appropriately because of a pipeline built in the 1890’s to deliver water to the mining town of Graham. The pipe up Whitewater Creek was only …
