(La Cienega NM) El Rancho de las Golondrinas provides a living history of life during early New Mexico settlement. A series of ranchos have been recreated to represent life from the late 1600s to 1800s. In each one were people in period clothing engaged in typical activities; like food prep, blacksmithing, carpentry, milling, and others. […]
(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 […]