Paddling Makes Perfect at these Lakes
PINK ROCK CANYONS carve out secluded coves with sandy-beach shores at Conchas Lake, the 25-mile-long reservoir crafted by the Canadian and Conchas rivers as they run out of the eastern edge of the…
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Make Your State Parks Stay Great
GREG WOOD HAS STAYED in 33 of New Mexico’s 35 state parks as a volunteer (construction and a wildfire caused him to miss two). In exchange for an annual camping pass (currently $225 for an…
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Three Camping Adventures for Family Fun
Camp overnight at one of these three family-friendly sites. Illustration by Ryan Johnson. Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Tracks Travel back in time to when dinosaurs ruled the eastern plains of…
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Keeping the Faith
Above: Father Jim Walker talks to visitor about the church's history. THE MORNING SUN HAS YET TO WARM the sandstone bluffs, hoodoos, and rockslides of the San Juan River canyon and the twisting road…
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10 Best Family Camping Spots
WANT TO SLEEP UNDER THE STARS? Try the mind-blowing Milky Way views from a certified Dark Sky Sanctuary. You can camp beside wildflower meadows or among volcanic rock columns, on the ghostly gypsum…
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Let’s Go Jump in a Lake
WATER MAY NOT BE EXACTLY what you came to the desert to find—especially large bodies of it. But that doesn’t mean you wouldn’t stand on the brakes if such a mirage appeared in the blinding light of…
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