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Roadtrip America Arizona and New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips by Rick Quinn doesn’t just take road trippers on a few pleasant scenic drives, it takes them on full-scale adventures through some of the Southwest’s Read More …
With a classic highway commercial strip that’s changed little since the heyday of historic Route 66, travelers on the Mother Road will feel right at home in Tucumcari, New Mexico.
I didn’t have many specific plans for my time in Albuquerque this winter, so the idea of seeing Ann Dunbar’s Where-Wear show at the April Price Projects Gallery was actually something the friend I was Read More …
Pinos Altos, New Mexico, feels like a rough and not-necessarily-welcoming old west town, but with a weird artsy edge. It’s a place where you might find an artistic display of found objects with a “no Read More …
The West is riddled with ghost towns, the abandoned remains of big dreams and economic booms gone bust. While a quick tour of Pinos Altos (Tall Pines) may leave you thinking you’ve stumbled across a Read More …
This spring’s trip to Arizona included some exploration in New Mexico. Between the two states, we explored a wonderland of rocks, cacti, and wildflowers. I use links to improve your experience using this website. Some Read More …
There seems to be a bit of everything tucked into Albuquerque’s Bio Park, so I shouldn’t have been surprised to discover that one section houses a Japanese garden. Named for one of Albuquerque’s sister cities, Read More …
Each fall for the last 21 years my parents packed up their motorhome or (in recent years) their minivan and headed south to spend some or all of the winter in Arizona. Some years the Read More …
The USA’s most famous highway, Route 66, ran almost 2,000 miles from Chicago to LA (just like in the Nat King Cole song). Nearly obliterated by the construction of the US interstate highway system in Read More …
Susan has promised our route to Nob Hill will take me by some strange houses. She refuses to elaborate until she, rather abruptly, pulls over to the curb in a nice enough, but rather ordinary Read More …