New Mexico

Amazing Cities:
Albuquerque, Santa Fe

Attractions

Santa Fe Railyard - Santa Fe

Canyons & Gorges

Boca Negra Canyon - Albuquerque
Jemez East River Slot Canyon - Jemez Springs
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument - Cochiti
Leasburg Slot Canyon - Las Cruces

Caves & Caverns

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Hiking

Bisti Badlands - Farmington
Jemez East River Slot Canyon - Jemez Springs
Leasburg Slot Canyon - Las Cruces

Historic Places

Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Continental Divide
Cross of the Martyrs - Santa Fe
Four Corners Monument - Teec Nos Pos
Loretto Chapel - Santa Fe
Ruins Trail of Pecos - Pecos
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (Santa Fe) - Santa Fe

Lakes

Holloman Lake - Holloman AFB

Museums

International UFO Museum And Research Center - Roswell
Palace of the Governors - Santa Fe

National Monuments

Bandelier National Monument - Los Alamos
El Malpais National Monument - Grants
El Morro National Monument - Ramah
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument - Cochiti

National Parks

Parks & Forests

Rock Formations

City of Rocks State Park - Faywood
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument - Cochiti
Ship Rock

Scenic Areas

Bisti Badlands - Farmington
Boca Negra Canyon - Albuquerque
City of Rocks State Park - Faywood
Elena Gallegos Open Space - Albuquerque
Jemez East River Slot Canyon - Jemez Springs
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument - Cochiti
Leasburg Slot Canyon - Las Cruces
Ship Rock

State Parks

City of Rocks State Park - Faywood

Tourist

Santa Fe Railyard - Santa Fe

Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona

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Badwater Basin

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Slot Canyon Hikes

Three Awesome Slot Canyon Hikes in New Mexico
The first time I walked into one of these sculpted canyons, I was awestruck. Relief hit when I entered the cool and shady womb-like ravine.

Fall Creek Falls in Spencer, Tennessee

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Sunset at The Window in Big Bend National Park

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Multnomah Falls

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Balance Rock at Cape Kiwanda

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Autumn in Colorado

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Goblin Valley State Park

An Epic Denver to Sequoia Road Trip
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Diamond Head

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Ririe, Idaho Rest Stop

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Most people don’t know much about Idaho beyond its reputation for potatoes. That’s really not fair given how much there is to see in the state.

Portland Head Light

Roaming Coastal Maine: Lobster, Lighthouses and Acadia National Park
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Rocks off the coast of Indian Beach at Ecola State Park in Clatsop County, Oregon on October 4, 2020. Photo by Peter Stringer

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