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Wire Pass/Buckskin Gulch

Some days you just don’t know how your plans are going to work out.  Well, today’s plans beat all expectations!  We hiked Wire Pass to Buckskin Gulch…both are amazing slot canyons in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness Area.  To reach the trailhead of Wire Pass you drive 8.3 miles on a dirt road. Wire pass starts out hiking through Coyote Wash and after about a mile you enter the most colorful slot canyon. Halfway through the pass there is a wooden ladder that drops about 10 feet.  Wire Pass opens into the high walls with petroglyphs and meets up with…

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Read more about the article Ghost Ranch, Georgia O’Keeffe

Ghost Ranch, Georgia O’Keeffe

Over the past week we have been all over New Mexico!  We have so many places to feature on our site!  Earlier in the week we took a horseback ride through Ghost Ranch, the home of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe.  Georgia O’Keeffe maintained two homes in Norhtern New Mexico and one was on the edge of Ghost Ranch; she purchased the land in 1940.  The greater ranch was operated as a “dude ranch” at the time, but now the ranch is owned by the Presbyterian church and is an educational retreat.  Our ride through the ranch passed many of the…

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Read more about the article Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

We spent an overnight near this wildlife refuge. The Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is located in southern New Mexico. It was founded in 1939 and is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It is a favorite spot to watch the migration of the Sandhill Cranes in the fall.  Although we were not there to witness the Sandhill Crane migration we did see a variety of wildlife!We saw a plethora of Turkeys, Javelina, many types of Ducks, Blue Heron and Cranes.  Up to this point we had only seen Javelinas in captivity...so this was amazing to see…

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Read more about the article Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

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…

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