Crosby Mountains / Christmas in Datil, NM
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Crosby Mountains / Christmas in Datil, NM

Spending Christmas in Datil, NM | Hiking in the Crosby Mountains | December 2024 In order to break up the driving and avoid inconveniencing anyone over Christmas, we opted to find a place to plant from December 23-26. Since we were going to stay several days, we had some requirements for whatever campsite we chose:…

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
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Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Driving from Buffalo Lake NWR, TX to Manzano Mountains, New Mexico | Bosque Redondo Memorial | Visiting Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument | Camping in the Manzano Mountains | December 2024 We began today with taking US-60 West from our campground near Umbarger, TX into New Mexico. Thanks to having all of the counties in…

Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument
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Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument

Spending a Weekend in Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument | October 2024 During our time in Colorado, we decided to take a brief intermission and dip into New Mexico. This idea came about when we were looking for places to camp over Indigenous People’s Day weekend. We wanted somewhere warmer, with more desert-like scenery,…