(Pecos NM) The Pecos National Historic Park preserves the site of Pecos Pueblo and the Spanish Mission there. It was built on a long narrow hill between the Pecos River and Glorietta Creek. A prime location along a traditional trail from the Great Plains to the Rio Grande Valley made it important for trading. It […]
(Cochiti Lake NM) The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument was between Albuquerque and Santa Fe; just a few miles from my camp at Cochiti Lake. Strange rock formations resulted from extensive volcanic eruptions and subsequent erosion from wind and water over thousands of years. I hiked the relatively easy Canyon Trail with an elevation gain […]
(Placitas NM) The Sandía Cave National Historic Site, often called the Man Cave by locals, sets high on a cliff in Las Huertas Canyon. To get there, go through the old town of Placitas on NM-165. After the pavement ends, the road gets more narrow and rougher; but, I made it up the 3 miles […]