Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
The trail so nice I hiked it thrice. No, that’s not a typo.
American Southwest national parks
Category: American Southwest
The American Southwest is vast, beautiful, and anything but empty. These are posts about Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, and parts of Colorado, Texas, and some California desert.
American Southwest national parks
Pecos National Historical Park
Take two millennia of Pueblo history. Stir in Spanish invaders. Add a major Civil War battle, the birth of modern archaeology, and a 1940s movie star, and you’ve got Pecos National Historical Park.
American Southwest national parks
Following the Santa Fe Trail: Cimarron Branch to Santa Fe
You’re on the Santa Fe Trail and you have a choice: one route is shorter, but water is scarce and the road is vulnerable to Indian attack; the other is longer and safer, but you’ve got to get your wagons over some serious mountains. Welcome to the Cimarron and Mountain branches of the Santa Fe Trail.
American Southwest national parks
Following the Santa Fe Trail: Fort Union National Monument
Why do I know so little about the Santa Fe Trail? Maybe following part of it will help me find out.
American Southwest national parks
Valles Caldera National Preserve
“Hike until you hit deep snow,” the ranger told us. “Then turn around.” Great advice, unless there is no deep snow.