Our first glimpse of Silver City looked like a field of stars in the valley below us, a welcome sight after the winding mountain roads through Gila Forest with only our headlights and the occasional, distant lightning for illumination. The rainy drive had been a little stressful but uneventful, except for the beautiful fox who …
After hearing a podcast about stealing petrified wood from Petrified Forest National Park that Jules and Steve recommended, we knew we had to have a look. Especially after hearing that people would return their petrified wood years later, believing they were cursed by it. (Photo taken at Rainbow Forest Visitor Center) What do you expect …
We’ve learned that we can’t see everything and that we have to let some things go, so when we went through Santa Fe we were comfortable passing by Bandelier National Monument. But then we found ourselves talking to a ranger who worked there while we were checking out Taos, so we surrendered to kismet, followed …
We had both heard many good things about Taos, so we decided to hit it up during our New Mexico adventure. Stefan and Melissa gave us an Airbnb gift card for Christmas, so we turned it in for two nights in an eco cottage. The place was adorable inside. It had a small kitchen with …
Let me take you on a journey through New Mexico- a journey through space (four places) and time (Ryan’s last three posts fit somewhere in between some of these). We start with Three Rivers Petroglyphs. Two lovely volunteers at Fort Davis recommended this site to us after I shared my love of pictographs and Seminole …
“Hey, cool! There’s a passage behind this bookshelf!” “We still need to find the laser harp.” “Let’s go through the washing machine again, that was fun.” “This massive neon mastodon marimba thing is like the model from the kids’ room.” “Make sure you read the mail, and definitely open the fridge.” These are the kind …
Three nights in the car was enough; while free and warmer than the tent, sleeping on the boards is less comfortable and makes my hips hurt. It’s also impossible to get dressed without mildly assaulting Kate in the process. So on the drive to Santa Fe we searched for a place to stay that hit …
The Arctic air still found us in El Paso on Monday morning, even though any further south and we’d be in Mexico. Our first hot showers in a couple days warmed us up, thank you Planet Fitness, and we did some exploring. I discovered machaca, maybe my new favorite meal, at a tiny lunch counter …
The evening before heading to Carlsbad was a windy one. Ryan and I lay shrouded in blankets as the wind tore through the tent. With each pull of one of the eight guy-lines, I was startled awake. In my half sleep state, I knew, without a doubt, with all the certainly I had, that a …
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We spent two nights in Fort Davis State Park as we got our planning done and checked out Marfa. Like many of the places we have visited on this trip, Fort Davis would not exist without the Civilian Conservation Corps. Responding to the Great Depression, one of FDR’s first acts as President was to start …
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