Your Carlsbad Travel Guide
Get out. Learn more about the Chihuahuan Desert’s wildlife at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, in Carlsbad. A 1.3-mile hike threads among yucca, agave, shrubs, and trees, through an…
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Explore New Mexico's Karst Country
HEADING EAST ON I-40, ROLLING HILLS covered in piñon-juniper scrub give way to the grasslands of the southern Great Plains. Other than the big blue sky and an occasional dramatic thunderstorm, the…
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Three Easy Hikes for Even the Most Casual Outdoorsperson
Above: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. KASHA-KATUWE TENT ROCKS NATIONAL MONUMENT Location: 40 miles west of Santa Fe The trails at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks…
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Five Great Hikes in New Mexico
For a Challenge: Wheeler Peak The state’s highest mountain, in Carson National Forest, reaches 13,161 feet. Start early from the trailhead at Taos Ski Valley, and as you wind your way through alpine…
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