Tag: New Mexico
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The Petrified Forest and Painted Desert
We visited the Petrified Forest National Park and the Painted Desert almost four weeks ago. At the time of this posting we are heading east and visiting friends and family as we continue toward home. Hope the smoke from the fire in Canada was not as bad as the news makes it appear. This was…
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Chillin’ in Hatch, NM
In 2013, we were driving from Tucson, AZ to Santa Fe, NM when we saw a large red chile on a sign. As we recall, the chile was approximately 30 feet tall. We didn’t have time to stop and investigate on that trip but we resolved to return one day. That day arrived on Saturday,…
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Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
Seventeen miles north of Tularosa, New Mexico is a large petroglyph site managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Petroglyphs, or rock-art carvings, were made by prehistoric Native Americans. Three Rivers boasts a collection of more than 21,000 petroglyphs. Three Rivers is one of the largest petroglyph sites in the Southwest that provides visitors…
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Great Views, Sand and Pistachios
Oliver Lee Memorial State Park is a New Mexico state park located at the foot of the Sacramento Mountains. The park is 4,400 feet above sea level. The Sacramento Mountains, which border the park and show in the background of the photo below, reach an elevation of 6,700 feet. This shot was taken from the…