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Book review: A great guide to 25 awesome scenic side trips in Arizona and New Mexico

Posted onJuly 8, 2018June 26, 2022Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesArizona, New Mexico, USATagsdesert southwest

Historic Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico

Posted onApril 18, 2018July 5, 2022

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.

CategoriesNew Mexico, USATagsNational Register of Historic Places

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Ethereal aluminum dresses and more in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Posted onApril 6, 2015December 15, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesAlbuquerque, New Mexico, USA

The two best fences in Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Posted onApril 2, 2015November 11, 201914 Comments

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 …

CategoriesNew Mexico, USA

It only looks like a ghost town, Pinos Altos, New Mexico

Posted onMarch 30, 2015December 3, 2019Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesNew Mexico, USATagsNational Register of Historic Places

A Wonderland of rocks, cacti, and wildflowers (Exploring Arizona and New Mexico, March 2015)

Posted onMarch 30, 2015December 15, 20202 Comments

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. (This page is in progress – I’ll create links as I Read More …

CategoriesArizona, New Mexico, USA

Abandoned railroad station, San Antonio, New Mexico

Posted onMarch 24, 2015March 19, 20203 Comments

Discovered along the road in San Antonio, New Mexico: Linked to Wordless Wednesday at image-in-ing Our Arizona and New Mexico itinerary 2015 All New Mexico posts

CategoriesNew Mexico, USA

Sasebo Japanese Gardens, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Posted onMarch 18, 2015October 17, 201812 Comments

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 …

CategoriesAlbuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Driving south through the USA in November

Posted onJanuary 25, 2015May 3, 20202 Comments

Each fall for the last 21 years my parents packed up their motorhome or (in recent years) their mini-van and headed south to spend some or all of the winter in Arizona. Some years the Read More …

CategoriesArizona, Iowa, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas, USA

In Close Proximity to Route 66

Posted onNovember 21, 2014September 18, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesArizona, New Mexico, USA

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Exploring Minnesota State Parks

Exploring Minnesota State Parks

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