Trek Back in Time
The Route Summer is an ideal time to follow this scenic high-country route through old mining and ranch towns, volcano fields, and outdoor hot spots. From Ratón, NM 72 climbs to Johnson Mesa, then…
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How to Hike Southern NM's Argentina Canyon
Above: The Argentina Canyon. Photograph by Laurence Parent. This moderate 6.3-mile hike loops through lush, high-altitude forest (climbing from 7,380 to 9,100 feet) and along rushing streams in the…
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Hiking in the Gila - the West Fork Trail
Above: The Gila Wilderness. Photograph by Laurence Parent. A good introduction to the lower part of the Gila Wilderness, this easy 6.2-mile hike requires multiple creek crossings. Bring water shoes…
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Boots on the Trail: Big Skylight Cave
Above: Pick a cave adventure at El Malpais National Monument. THIS EASY 2.2 MILE TRAIL loops through an extensive system of lava-tube caves in El Malpais National Monument. Tack on extra distance (and…
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Boots on the Trail: Fort Bayard Champion Tree
Above: The state's largest alligator juniper awaits hikers near Silver City. This easy 3.5-mile hike takes you to an enormous alligator juniper, a state-sanctioned record-size tree, in the foothills…
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Boots on the Trail: Baylor Pass | Go. See. Do | February 2018
Excerpted from Laurence Parent’s Hiking New Mexico (4th edition available this spring, FalconGuides/Rowman & Littlefield). Above: Baylor Pass in the Organ Mountains, outside of Las Cruces…
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Boots on the Trail: Big Canyon
Above: Best place to hike this month? The Guadalupe Mountains get our nod. Head south, where January snow is rare, for this easy four-mile hike in the Guadalupe Mountains of the Lincoln National…
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Reaching Deep
Note: This article first appeared in the March, 2012 issue of New Mexico Magazine . Although I was only seven, I still remember the day my family moved to Carlsbad Caverns National Park from Tucson…
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National and State Parks
The Canyon Loop Drive at Chaco Culture National Historical Park travels past several exemplary structures, including the most popular, Pueblo Bonito. Photograph by NMTD. Connected to the Ancients…
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