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Sugarite Canyon SP

Sugarite Canyon

(Raton NM) I camped for a couple of days at Sugarite Canyon, and did some hiking. There once was a coal mine and ‘company town’ that thrived for awhile. Now, it’s a state park with two small lakes, two campgrounds, and trails. It’s at high elevation and a pretty spot that’s popular in the summer. […]

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Capulin Volcano

Capulin Volcano

(Capulin NM) Capulin Volcano National Monument preserves the area around the nearly perfectly formed cinder cone of the now extinct volcano. The mountain rises 1,300ft above the surrounding terrain, and reaches 8,182ft at its rim. Its name derives from the abundance of chokecherry shrubs found there. Ponderosa and piñon pine trees, juniper trees, wild flowers, […]

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Mills Canyon

Mills Canyon

(nr Roy NM) A fellow camper suggested visiting Mills Canyon on the Canadian River if I was ever in the area. And, I was going in that direction on my northeast New Mexico trip. So, I made a point to camp there and check it out. The road into the canyon was posted as “Not […]

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