New Mexico
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Santa Fe, New Mexico (2016)
Read more: Santa Fe, New Mexico (2016)Santa Fe – Artsy City Adventure – Tom and Priscilla Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico. At 7,198′, it is at a higher altitude than Albuquerque, and is the highest capital city in the US. Recent travel literature on Santa Fe had been pretty negative, with grumbles about the high concentration of retirees…
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Ghost Ranch in New Mexico (2016)
Read more: Ghost Ranch in New Mexico (2016)Travel with Tom and Priscilla to explore the mysterious Ghost Ranch Ghost Ranch was located in Abiquiu, and was owned by the Presbyterian Church who ran it as an education and retreat center. We had chanced upon this obscure place while looking into popular hiking trails in the state. Interestingly, Georgia O’Keefe had lived here,…
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Bandelier National Monument – New Mexico (2016)
Read more: Bandelier National Monument – New Mexico (2016)Day 3 in New Mexico – Bandelier National Monument Bandelier National Monument was about an hour drive away from Santa Fe, and was highly ranked on the list of places to visit in New Mexico. It was an ancient site dating back over 11,000 years, where the Ancestral Pueblo people carved dwellings into the rocky…
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Tent Rocks National Monument – New Mexico (2016)
Read more: Tent Rocks National Monument – New Mexico (2016)Tent Rocks was a national monument with unique conical rock formations. We saw pictures online that piqued our curiosity, and right away, we knew we had to hike the trails no matter how tough it was going to be. Tent Rocks was also conveniently located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, making it a good detour…
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Albuquerque, New Mexico (2016)
Read more: Albuquerque, New Mexico (2016)Travel to New Mexico with Tom and Priscilla New Mexico was a spur of the moment trip. A friend who had visited a year ago came back with gleaming eyes and charming description of her time there. The excitement was so contagious that a year later, we found ourselves on a plane heading for Albuquerque.…
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