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Leaving...Elephant Butte State Park, NM
Published: April 9th 2013North America » United States » New Mexico » Elephant Butte
April 9th 2013
Final days at Elephant Butte.... Really enjoyed this place, great views, awesome spot for Kona. We stayed 4 nights mid week and into Saturday. Mid week was the time to be there, very few people around. As Friday crept along and into Saturday park traffic picked up and the RV's started rolling in. This is their off season, there was probably 15 groups we could see by the time we left, still to many for us... Park brochure said for Memorial Day weekend the park (...over a 40 mile lake) swells to 100,000 visitors...yikes here are some photo's of our final days at the Butte JP... read more
White Sands National Memorial
Published: April 7th 2013North America » United States » New Mexico » Las CrucesApril 7th 2013
....quick hello before we head on the road tomorrow. Last night we decided to set the alarm real early (5am) and take a day trip to White Sands National Memorial. The wind was not in our favor for a good night of sleep- in fact at about 3am Jordan rolled over and said if we don't fall asleep soon I say we hit the road! Needless to say when he alarm went off neither of us was ready to go anywhere- but with a black furry companion along for our hike through the dessert we headed (east!). The dunes are beautiful and pure white- for as far as you can see. We hiked bare foot - it was like a 5 mile pedicure!! At about mile 1.7 we felt like we were almost there! The sun ... read more
Rio Bravo Campground at Rio Grande Canyon State Park
Published: April 8th 2013North America » United States » New Mexico » Pilar
April 7th 2013
Most of the campgrounds in the Taos area don't open until May 1. Rio Grande Gorge State Park, located about 20 miles southwest of Taos, is open year-round. They have six campgrounds that are first-come, first-serve. They all have bathrooms, and four of the six campgrounds even have hot showers (coin-operated) and water spigots. A woman I spoke to at the Bureau of Land Management told me the Rio Bravo campground is probably the nicest, as it has shade. All of the tent sites were just $7 per night. Two of the campgrounds offered RV spots, and those were $15 per night. We entered the state park from the north, and the Rio Bravo campground was one of the furthest south. The Rio Bravo campground sat right on the water's edge. Almost all the spots were ... read more
Hunting for Gold in Black Rock Springs
Published: April 7th 2013North America » United States » New Mexico » Arroyo Hondo
April 6th 2013
We followed a poem to New Mexico. An art collector named Forrest Fenn buried a treasure in the mountains north of Santa Fe, and he wrote a poem that contains 9 clues for treasure hunters to follow. Where the Treasure Lies As I have gone alone in there And with my treasures bold, I can keep my secret where, And hint of riches new and old. Begin it where warm waters halt And take it in the canyon down, Not far, but too far to walk, Put in below the home of Brown. From there it’s no place for the meek, The end is ever drawing nigh; There’ll be no paddle up your creek, Just heavy loads and water high. If you’ve been wise and found the blaze, Look quickly down, your quest to cease, But ... read more
Friends and The Rio Grande Gorge
Published: April 7th 2013North America » United States » New Mexico » Taos
April 6th 2013
We didn't find treasure at Black Rock Springs, but we did have one lucky break. After hiking back out from Black Rock Springs, we decided to head to the campgrounds at Rio Grande Gorge State Park to meet our friends. We had a 45 minute drive left ahead of us, but the day was still early. We took the New Mexico Highway 522 south to Highway 64. Highway 64 led us west over the Rio Grande River on a bridge with stunning views. We decided to pull over to check it out. We pulled into a small lot and trotted to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. We passed by some tables with locals and natives selling a few goods. I spotted carved grizzly bears and some necklaces. I passed by a table with rocks and geodes. ... read more
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Our Treasure Hunt Takes Us to Manby Hot Springs
Published: April 8th 2013North America » United States » New Mexico » El Prado
April 6th 2013
Our most promising lead to find Forrest Fenn's treasure was to head to Manby Hot Springs. Manby Hot Springs, or Stagecoach Hot Springs, are natural hot springs on the bottom of the Rio Grande Gorge, right along the Rio Grande River. They are nearly impossible to find if you don't know the area. We took Highway 64 east to Tune Road. We turned left on Tune Road, and everything turned to dirt road. The directions I printed didn't help, as there were no street signs, and none of the roads even had names. They were just well-worn dirt treads that wound through scrub. The area was vast, and the nothingness went on for miles in every direction. It seemed hopeless to find the hot springs. We didn't even know what we were looking for. I spotted ... read more
We both dont know what day of the week it is...
Published: April 5th 2013North America » United States » New Mexico » Elephant Butte
April 5th 2013
Another great day at Elephant Butte, NM Fewer words this time - more pictures. Enjoy.... read more
Flagstaff to Albuquerque, 3/23 - 4/2, 2013
Published: April 4th 2013North America » United States » New Mexico » Albuquerque
April 4th 2013
Well, our desktop computer messed me up again. I wrote this blog for about two hours last night, but it has disappeared and I can't for the life of me track it down. Frustrating? Yes. Maybe I'll get the energy and spirit to rewrite later.... read more
Flagstaff to Albuquerque, 3/23 - 4/1m 2013
Published: April 4th 2013North America » United States » New Mexico » AlbuquerqueApril 4th 2013
THE BASICS Flagstaff to Winslow, including Meteor Crater and dinner at the fabulous Posada Hotel in Winslow. Winslow to Gallup with brief detour at Painted Desert. Car to Durango via Mesa Verde. Overnight in Durango. Pagosa Springs and Farmington en route back to Gallup. Gallup to Grants to Albuquerque. A day in Santa Fe. Easter in Penasco, on the High Road to Taos, with Mojo's mother and sister. A day in Albuquerque; Old Town, UNM campus. Linda on 6 AM flight to NH on Tuesday; John to Las Vegas, NM, en route north to meet L. in Denver on Saturday 4/7. THE FLUFF Meteor Crater is 4000' across and 550' deep. It is a certified meteor hit. It was a timely visit to that museum because there is so much in recent news about devastating consequences ... read more
Diamond in the Desert
Published: April 4th 2013North America » United States » New Mexico » Elephant Butte
April 4th 2013
As Shannon said, we got pushed a little further south due to chilly mornings and impending cold rain and possibly snow. Turned out for the best. We searched the map for lakes in New Mexico so the dog can cool down, there's not many lakes and many seem to be man made via dammed rivers. We made our way West from Tucumcari to Albuquerque then picked up Interstate-25 South to the City of Elephant Butte (just to our south and we did visit for shopping reasons is the City of Truth or Consequences.....im on my best behavior telling nothing but the truth....) Anywho, we're in Elephant Butte State Park, initial thought was to spend a day possibly a night here and carry on. Once we pulled in we paid for a $10 camping spot on a ... read more
