Of all the state park campgrounds in New Mexico, this one is my favorite. It’s been two years since I was here and things have not changed one iota. And I am totally fine with that. It’s exactly what I expected, and all I needed.
Category: New Mexico
Critters in the Hood
This blog title should actually be “critters UNDER the hood” but it doesn’t sound as cool. I’m here to tell you that actual critters under the hood of hour vehicle are not cool. Not at all…
Tularosa Basin Museum, NM
So far, 2022 for me has been about visiting local museums that are a bit off the beaten track. No Met or Getty for me. Today’s feature is the Tularosa Basin Museum of History, in the small city of Alamogordo, New Mexico. I’m kind of falling in serious like with museums run mostly by volunteers,…
NM Museum of Space History
Way up on a hill on the north end of Alamogordo, you’ll find the New Mexico Museum of Space History. I’ve been to Cape Canaveral, the Smithsonian space museums, and the Seattle Museum of Flight, so I wasn’t sure how this place would compare. To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much. Then I stepped into…
Rockhound Redux
New Mexico has state parks in some really beautiful desert locations, making it hard for me to pick a favorite. Rockhound State Park, about 10 miles out of Deming, is probably in my top three so far. Every time I make the final turn towards the campground and see that familiar view ahead, I can’t…