Mysteries of the Ancient Southwest- Northern AZ and NM This month’s journey takes you through northwestern New Mexico and eastern Arizona to three remarkable Ancestral Pueblo sites: Chaco Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, and Casa Malpais. Each offers a different glimpse into the lives, traditions, and movements of the people who inhabited this region. Give yourself
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Discover peaceful mineral pools, fascinating history, and a scenic bicycle ride through the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Just a few miles outside Las Vegas, New Mexico, a collection of small mineral pools rests beside Gallinas Creek, surrounded by trees and the wooded foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. These are the
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Dive! Jump! Swim! Sapphire Blue Hole Dive or jump or swim into the coolest, bluest water in the United States. This amazing “hole in the desert” attracts visitors from across the country and beyond to enjoy its crystal-clear, sapphire-blue waters. The sapphire-blue waters are a mystical and magical jewel in the southwestern desert. It is
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Whether you are in the country or the city, learning how to stay safe is key to your mental and physical survival. In this post I focus on wilderness survival. What would be your first instinct if you suddenly realized you’d lost the trail or somehow took a wrong route back to camp, it’s
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What the Ancestral Puebloans Left Behind — and What Their Remarkable Culture Still Teaches us Today Every time I visit these ancient sites, I come away with a sense of awe and wonder how on earth the Ancestral Puebloans even made it in this very dry area. But, like today, climate created changes and they
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Treasures are always found near rivers and the treasure along the Rio Grande River of Manby hot springs is no exception. This short hot springs adventure is not far from the town of Taos, New Mexico. The 2- mile hike down into the Rio Grande canyon is filled with large boulders which may require using
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Ghosts, History and the Stories of Santa Fe Santa Fe has been collecting stories for more than 400 years. Some are recorded in history books. Others have been passed from one generation to another—stories of battles, lost loves, family tragedies and people who, according to local legend, never quite left. Spend enough time in America’s
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