(Cerrillos NM) Many have probably heard about Garden of the Gods in Colorado. Few know that there is another one in New Mexico, too. Just outside of the small village of Cerrillos, on NM-14, you can find a mini-version of some similar rock formations. No highway sign marks the pull-out; but, there is a small […]
(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 […]
(Desert View AZ) The Grand Canyon-South Rim had more viewpoints, more roads, more traffic, more buildings, more campgrounds, and definitely more people than the North Rim. It even had a village with shops, hotels, restaurants, a grocery, a bank, etc. The South is where most of the tourists come to experience the canyon; so, I […]