The sun was slowly hiding behind the horizon. We were driving an empty road, US-491 N. Suddenly, like a mirage, from the flat, dusty New Mexico desert raised the mysterious rock formation. It looked like the wreck of a vast ship that sea washed ashore. It was a famous Shiprock formation. So, we decided to…
Are you looking for the best hikes in New Mexico state? You can find exciting trails in the Bandelier National Monument, located near Los Alamos and Santa Fe. Moreover, you will see here the ancient cave dwellings on rock cliffs and masonry pueblos. People lived there for more than 11 000 years. So, hiking in…
Have you heard about The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area in New Mexico? Also named Bisti Badlands? Sounds weird? We assure you that it looks even stranger. It is a fascinating place in the remote area of northern New Mexico, which looks like the Alien landscape. Walking through the Bisti Badlands Wilderness is like entering an alien,…
Carlsbad Cavern National Park in New Mexico is a phenomenal underground world. A unique place in the world. Fairy-tale shapes are stimulating your imaginations in these dark and wet caves. 119 caves with huge rooms covered in spectacular rock formations: stalactites, stalagmites, columns, curtains, straws. Thousands of bats. So, we prepared a detailed Carlsbad Caverns…
America’s oldest capital city, Santa Fe, in New Mexico, is the only one to have fascinated travelers for more than 400 years. Moreover, Santa Fe is one of the nation’s highest significant towns. It is located at a top a rim of the vast upper Rio Grande basin 7,000 feet above sea level. Santa Fe…
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is a land of spectacular and bizarre rock shapes in the southwestern foothills of New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains, near Cochiti Pueblo. Furthermore, it is a National Monument since 2001, managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks Hike is a fantastic adventure. It gives you a chance to…