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Sandia Peak Tram Albuquerque NM
03-13-2026 Sandia Peak towers over Albuquerque. It’s a Ski destination in the winter, and a public park the rest of the year. You can drive up the backside ski area and past to the peak, or ride 4,000′ up the Tram on the City side, almost to the peak.. The two areas are connected by… Read more
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Albuquerque NM
03-02-2026 to 03-27-2026 After Las Cruces we took a quick hop up to Albuquerque. We were trying to use up the weeks till our Grand Canyon stay. The area is quite a bit larger than Las Cruces, but the overall layout is the same. City in the desert, next to some interesting mountains. We actually… Read more
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Picacho Peak NM
03-01-2026 On our last day in Las Cruces we hiked to the top of Picacho Mountain. It was not a long hike, and has a great view from the top. You can see the Mesilla Valley, the Rio Grande and the Organ mountains across the valley. This is actually a small volcanic peak popping out… Read more
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White Sands Natl Monument NM
02-25-2026 White Sands is a massive area of “White” Gypsum dunes (not sand). Walking on gypsum is difficult in many ways but oddly easier than sand as it compacts better. We primarily went for the sunset. The drive out took an hour as its on the opposite side of the mountains from Las Cruces. The… Read more
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Las Cruces NM
02-16-2026 to 03-02-2026 We return to New Mexico for the second time, but this time we took a different route through the state, stopping in Las Cruces instead of Carlsbad. Our first week in Las Cruces saw us in the rig a lot due to HIGH winds and dust storms (just like the first visit).… Read more
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Balmorhea TX
02-02-2026 to 02-16-2026 The weather moved east, and gave us a chance to get behind it. We headed to Balmorhea State Park. Its is quite literally out nowhere… The park is based on a natural spring that feeds a large lake. The pool is the primary attraction and is half finished surface, and then ends… Read more