Where to Camp Near Chaco
Gallo Campground. Sleep in your RV or tent at the edge of Chaco Culture National Historical Park at the 29-site campground, with views from some campsites to Fajada Butte and from others to a small…
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Category: Road Trips
The Deming Triangles Explained
ABOUT 20 MILES southeast of Deming, the desert floor opens into a shallow, rock-lined crater, bordered by six concrete lines and a pair of triangular slabs. A nearby marker suggests an otherworldly…
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Travel the High Road
ON THE HIGH ROAD to Taos, the landscape keeps changing. Back in Santa Fe, the earth felt hot and dry. But as I approach Nambé on NM 76, the scenic byway’s unofficial starting point, sandy ground…
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New Mexico’s Best Gas Station Eats
CLUB GAS, RUIDOSO Thursday is Enchilada Night at Club Gas, the Ruidoso Chevron station that houses a popular to-go counter and a lounge with a full bar. “There’s a line out the door,” says owner…
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Route 66 Centennial Celebrations
MAY 2025 MAY 4 First Sunday Route 66 Market at Tumbleroot, Santa Fe May 17 Mothership on the Mother Road: A Gala Route 66 Centennial Celebration, Albuquerque JUNE 2025 JUNE 1 First Sunday Route 66…
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Route 66 Road Trip: West Albuquerque to Manuelito
ROUTE WEST ALBUQUERQUE TO MANUELITO • Roughly 155 miles • Laguna, Grants, Bluewater, Thoreau, Gallup, Manuelito EAT. Rub elbows with the locals at El Cafecito in Grants, where the same friendly…
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Meet Billy Keeler of Richardson Trading Post
L ISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER of Historic Places, Richardson Trading Post stands out with retro neon signs and display windows filled with Native pottery, rugs, and jewelry. Inside, 3,000 Navajo…
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Gallup's Route 66 Adventure
AUTHENTIC NATIVE JEWELRY, rugs, and pottery displayed in the windows of trading posts, galleries, and shops along Route 66 in downtown Gallup let travelers know that they’ve arrived at the Gateway to…
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Route 66 Road Trip: Pecos to Albuquerque
ROUTE PECOS TO ALBUQUERQUE • Roughly 192 miles • Santa Rosa, Romeroville, Tecolote, Bernal, San Jose, Pecos, Glorieta, Santa Fe, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Algodones, Bernalillo, and Albuquerque EAT. The…
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La Fonda's Jenny Kimball Reflects on Route 66
J ENNY KIMBALL OVERSEES a Santa Fe treasure that has accommodated guests for more than a century. The architectural blend of Pueblo and Spanish designs with Moorish influences was fashionable with…
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