Blog Category: New Mexico

Afternoon with Sitting Bull

Afternoon with Sitting Bull
After visiting Carlsbad Caverns earlier in the day I went to explore Sitting Bull Falls. My father and brother joined me on what I thought to be a short drive but turned into a lengthy 30mile drive on winding dirt roads. The temperature was 100F...

Carlsbad Caverns

Carlsbad Caverns
After grabbing a continental breakfast at the motel we headed to Carlsbad Caverns. The night before we visited the amphitheater to watch the nightly bat flight but unfortunately the severe thunderstorms in the area canceled any plans of that. So...

New Mexico Trip

New Mexico Trip
Fort Union National Monument, Dilia – NM Yesterday my family decided to head to Carlsbad, NM for a couple of days to visit the caverns. My plan was to leave at 4:30am and meet up with them in Carlsbad. While driving down there I saw a sign for...

July 4th drive

July 4th drive
Piedras Marcadas Canyon, Petroglyph National Monument – Albuquerque, NM At around 10:30 last night (7/3), on a whim, I decided to head to White Sands, NM for the 4th of July. I left my home in Arvada at 4:00am and drove straight to Albuquerque,...