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 …
Our day in Marfa started out with such promise: we found a laundromat coffee shop, a quirky combination that checked two big boxes for our town day. While our clothes were getting clean, we sat down with our surprisingly good coffee and the first WiFi we’ve seen in six days and set to work planning …
On our last morning at Big Bend, we decided to drive an hour west to the Chisos Mountains from Cottonwood. The park is huge, but the roads are so beautiful that an hour passes quickly. We chose the Lost Mine Trail, a 5 mile hike with 1100 elevation gain and stellar views at the top. …
We drank our instant coffee amidst the snowy seeds coming off the Cottonwoods that give our campsite its name. I started packing up before realizing that for once we were spending more than one night in the same place. We set out for the Chimney Trail before the heat of the day began. It was …
Beyond the Fold 