White Sands National Monument is a magical place. The gypsum sand there is gorgeous and feels great between your toes {at least it does in February – I’m sure you’d burn yourself in the summer}. It feels so weird to me to be in sand like that without the waves crashing in nearby. So, what…
that we’ve gotten our money out of the zoo membership. So glad we got it. We’ve been there umpteen times. I know you guys are getting sick of zoo pictures. I just can’t help myself. It’s close by and free, so it’s my go-to place when we need to get out of the house. Do…
We took a hike at Dripping Springs, just outside of Las Cruces, NM yesterday with some friends. The views were gorgeous. It was really cloudy over the Organ Mountains and I was a bit afraid that we were going to be wet, but it didn’t rain while we were there. I wasn’t expecting snow on…
We’ve decided that we need to get out of the house a bit more and start hiking with the kids on the weekends. We’re very close to the Franklin Mountains, so we thought we’d try out one of the many trails in the park. I looked at the map and thought we’d start with a…
I’ve been to many National Parks in the past couple of years, but I’d never heard of Chamizal National Memorial until we moved to El Paso. Have you ever heard of it? From the National Parks website: “The Chamizal Convention of 1963 was a milestone in diplomatic relations between Mexico and the United States. Chamizal…
We’re less than 2 hours from White Sands and for some reason it’s taken us 6 months to make a trip up there. I’m definitely kicking myself right now – what a great place!!! Here are the kids, bright sun in their eyes, in front of the sign. A couple of friends loaned us their…
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