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Bandelier National Monument

Post author:Colleen
Post published:May 1, 2021
Post category:Adventure Exploring Hiking National Parks Photos Reviews

We have been in Santa Fe for a couple days, checking out the town and enjoyed a delicious lunch yesterday at The Shed. This morning we checked out the Railyard Farmers Market. Our winning purchase was a “Hatch Chile Croissant”! To our surprise it was so good!After the Farmers Market we headed to Bandelier National Monument about 35 miles from Santa Fe and is part of the Jemez Volcanic field. This monument dates back more than 10,000 years. Native Americans moved in and out of this area following movement of game animals. Bandelier National Monument consists of ruins of above…

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Post author:Colleen
Post published:April 20, 2021
Post category:Adventure Exploring Hiking National Parks Videos

After a two hour drive through beautiful desert/forest countryside we arrived at Gila Cliff Dwelling National forest that is the home of the Cliff Dwellings. The Cliff Dwellings were the home of the ancient Puebloan people. Archeologists call this the Mogollon area. It is believed that these were built approx. 700 years ago and were most likely home to several different groups. Evidence suggests that the Apache migrated to the upper Gila River in the 1500s. Apache leader Geronimo (tribe name Goyahkla) was born in the Gila River area. To get to the cliff dwellings you hike a…

The Texas Panhandle!

Post author:Colleen
Post published:April 8, 2021
Post category:Adventure Campground Reviews Exploring Hiking Videos

Welcome to Texas! After our day in Prison outside of Knoxville TN we decided to head west sooner than later. It took 3 days to arrive in Texas. We are Caprock State Park in Quitaque TX. This park has free roaming bison that are direct descendants of the original free roaming bison herd. At one time there were as many as 30-60 million bison free roaming the plains until the “great slaughter” where professional hide hunters killed off so many bison the the herd was down to less than 1000! We have had the opportunity to observe the bison in…

Hell Hole Canyon Hike

Post author:Colleen
Post published:February 27, 2021
Post category:Adventure Exploring Hiking

Since we are back in Virginia, I am filling in with some sights/activities from the last 6 months! We took a hike in Hell Hole Canyon on 1/22/21. The hike is in the Anzo-Borrego Desert State Park just a mile or two from the center of Borrego Springs. The hike will take you to a waterfall in the rainy season, but it was reported that there was no water. We always hike with more than enough water, but as you will see in the pictures, some don’t!!! Not sure if this is real or just a warning!PS...Packing to move is…

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