Stellar Campsites for Summer Fun
Bottomless Lakes State Park Bottomless Lakes State Park, southeast of Roswell, features eight liquid jewels that attract paddlers, fishermen, swimmers, and scuba divers looking to explore the narrow…
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Tag: Stargazing
Starry Nights
Twin hoodoos deep in the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness appear like earthly guardians of the Milky Way. A TARP PROVIDES A BIT of shade for my lounge chair as I attempt a nap. An uncomfortably hot June…
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Essential Elements of Summer
We have all the elements for a fantastic summer season. Illustration by Michael Byers. Hiking Gila's Wilderness A hike in the Gila National Forest trains the eye to follow what matters most. Three…
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Explore Carlsbad Caverns from Above and Below
Marvel at the otherworldly landscape in Carlsbad Caverns’ Lower Cave. Photograph by Alamy/Chris Howes/Wild Places Photography. PUT THIS ON YOUR 2021 NEW YEAR'S resolution list: Visit Carlsbad Caverns…
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Seek Starry Skies And Big Feet
Above: About 500 dinosaur footprint and tail prints can be found at Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways. Photograph courtesy of New Mexico Tourism Department. THE GREAT SLOPING BACK of…
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Heavens on Earth
Above: Jewels of the night bedeck the sky above the Florida Mountains, in southwestern New Mexico. Photographs by Wayne Suggs. A QUILT OF STARS REFLECTS on the steaming water of one of three hot…
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Our Stars Rule
Above: The night sky night at the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Photograph by Jake Werth. At dusk on a cool spring evening, the National Park Service and volunteers from the Albuquerque…
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