Category Archives: New Mexico

Snow update 11_07_24

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Jabo

We’ve now had about 9.5 inches so far with more on the way. Santa Fe and the surrounding area have been the bullseye for this slow moving system. Tonight and tomorrow, Las Vegas, NM is predicted to get up to … Continue reading →

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Holy Ghost Creek 8_22_24

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Jabo

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Fort Union 5_12_24

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Jabo

After years of passing by the signs along I-25, I decided to take a Sunday drive with a good friend to visit Fort Union National Monument. The fort was established in 1851, 3 years after the Mexican American War and … Continue reading →

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Trip to Tinkertown 4_19_24

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Jabo

For the birthday expedition, we had lunch at the San Marcos Cafe and Feedstore and then continued down 14 through Golden, NM and visited the Tinkertown Museum in Sandia Park, New Mexico. It is the creation of Ross Ward who … Continue reading →

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Galisteo Cemetery 4_13_24

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Jabo

Another tour with our out of state friends to the little town of Galisteo and its cemetery.

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New Mexico favorites 4_11_24

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Jabo

Good friends arrived from the East Coast and we took them to two of our favorite places, Quarai and the Pecos National Historical Park (previously on the blog here and here). Weather was lovely and thankfully, the wind wasn’t roaring. … Continue reading →

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Madrid, NM 3_28_24

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Jabo

A visit to an old coal town that’s now an art mecca.

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The road to Waldo Canyon 3_6_24

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Jabo

Located South of Santa Fe, Waldo Canyon is close to the small town of Cerrillos. Like its larger neighbor Madrid, Cerrillos was originally a bustling mining town and home to the world famous Cerrillos turquoise. That, along with lead and … Continue reading →

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Grasshopper Canyon Hike 2_25_24

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Jabo

A nice hike with friends in Grasshopper Canyon along Deer Creek near Cañoncito, NM.

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Cranes and Snow Geese 1_19_24

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Jabo

We drove down South to the Ladd S. Gorden Waterfowl Complex in Bernardo, NM to see the sandhill cranes and snow geese wintering there. A lot of birds, maybe due to the cold up North. The geese made a couple … Continue reading →

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