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  1. The Zuni Mountains have big, open meadows and forested slopes with peaks up to 9,256 feet. Loads of trails, lots of camping, and, typically, there aren't many people. The scenery is vastly different than the red sandstone visible from I-40...when there is rain, it is unexpectedly green. 😍

    #nature #OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #geology #whataview #scenic #VisitGallup #mountains #NewMexico

  2. The Zuni Mountains have big, open meadows and forested slopes with peaks up to 9,256 feet. Loads of trails, lots of camping, and, typically, there aren't many people. The scenery is vastly different than the red sandstone visible from I-40...when there is rain, it is unexpectedly green. 😍

    #nature #OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #geology #whataview #scenic #VisitGallup #mountains #NewMexico

  3. High Road to Taos, south of Chimayó . The High Road is a 105-mile scenic byway between Santa Fe and Taos, winding through Spanish colonial villages like Trampas and Truchas, with historic adobe churches, artisan studios, and spectacular mountain views.

    #NewMexico #travel #roadtrip #daytrip #weekendgetaway #whataview #scenic #landscape #mountains

  4. This is a beautiful, relaxing stroll along the East Fork of the Jemez River, perfect area to look for wildflowers from June - September. The stream flows in a rocky canyon (popular with rock climbers) in a deep conifer forest. The stream meanders through a series of open meadows. The trail goes for about 2 miles before climbing out of the canyon in a series of switchbacks.

    #hiking #OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #whataview #scenic #NewMexico #Jemez #hikingadventures

  5. This is a beautiful, relaxing stroll along the East Fork of the Jemez River, perfect area to look for wildflowers from June - September. The stream flows in a rocky canyon (popular with rock climbers) in a deep conifer forest. The stream meanders through a series of open meadows. The trail goes for about 2 miles before climbing out of the canyon in a series of switchbacks.

    #hiking #OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #whataview #scenic #NewMexico #Jemez #hikingadventures

  6. Sierra Blanca is the highest peak in the Sacramento Mountains at 11,981 feet. Located on the Mescalero #Apache Indian Reservation, it is southern New Mexico's highest peak, located approximately 10 miles west-northwest of #Ruidoso. #landscape #OptOutside #travel #daytrip #whataview #NewMexico

  7. Sierra Blanca is the highest peak in the Sacramento Mountains at 11,981 feet. Located on the Mescalero #Apache Indian Reservation, it is southern New Mexico's highest peak, located approximately 10 miles west-northwest of #Ruidoso. #landscape #OptOutside #travel #daytrip #whataview #NewMexico

  8. Located at the north end of the Tularosa Basin, Valley of Fires is one of the youngest lava flows in the continental U.S., 4-6 miles wide, 160 feet thick, covering 125 square miles. Little Black Peak erupted about 5000 years ago, with lava oozing 44 miles into the Tularosa Basin.

  9. Located at the north end of the Tularosa Basin, Valley of Fires is one of the youngest lava flows in the continental U.S., 4-6 miles wide, 160 feet thick, covering 125 square miles. Little Black Peak erupted about 5000 years ago, with lava oozing 44 miles into the Tularosa Basin.

    #OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #nature #geology #volcanic #whataview #scenic #NewMexico

  10. Located at the north end of the Tularosa Basin, Valley of Fires is one of the youngest lava flows in the continental U.S., 4-6 miles wide, 160 feet thick, covering 125 square miles. Little Black Peak erupted about 5000 years ago, with lava oozing 44 miles into the Tularosa Basin.

    #OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #nature #geology #volcanic #whataview #scenic #NewMexico

  11. Located at the north end of the Tularosa Basin, Valley of Fires is one of the youngest lava flows in the continental U.S., 4-6 miles wide, 160 feet thick, covering 125 square miles. Little Black Peak erupted about 5000 years ago, with lava oozing 44 miles into the Tularosa Basin.

    #OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #nature #geology #volcanic #whataview #scenic #NewMexico

  12. Located at the north end of the Tularosa Basin, Valley of Fires is one of the youngest lava flows in the continental U.S., 4-6 miles wide, 160 feet thick, covering 125 square miles. Little Black Peak erupted about 5000 years ago, with lava oozing 44 miles into the Tularosa Basin.

    #OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #nature #geology #volcanic #whataview #scenic #NewMexico

  13. Located between Silver City and Deming, City of Rocks State Park is known for its large rock columns, that rise up to 40 feet. The boulders were formed by a large volcanic eruption about 34.9 million years ago.

    #OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #nature #geology #whataview #NewMexico #landscape #HighDesert

  14. Located between Silver City and Deming, City of Rocks State Park is known for its large rock columns, that rise up to 40 feet. The boulders were formed by a large volcanic eruption about 34.9 million years ago.

    #OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #nature #geology #whataview #NewMexico #landscape #HighDesert

  15. Cumbres Toltec Railroad runs between Antonito, #Colorado & #Chama, #NewMexico. The narrow gauge train served the mining communities in SW Colorado and northern New Mexico. Season runs May 31 - middle of October. #train #railroad #history #whataview #daytrip

  16. Fort Marcy was a military reservation in Santa Fe, New Mexico used during the American Civil War and Mexican–American War. It was decommissioned in the 1890s.

    #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #vacation #NewMexico #SantaFe #whataview #scenic #beautifuldestinations #lovenm

  17. Fort Marcy was a military reservation in Santa Fe, New Mexico used during the American Civil War and Mexican–American War. It was decommissioned in the 1890s.

    #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #vacation #NewMexico #SantaFe #whataview #scenic #beautifuldestinations #lovenm

  18. Truchas began as a Spanish land grant in 1754. Located at over 8000 feet above sea level, there was no paved road until the 1970s; however, that made the community attractive to artists moving to Northern #NewMexico for its arts scene, particularly after Robert Redford's The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) was filmed in Truchas.

    #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #vacation#NewMexico #hikingadventures #OptOutside #nature #landscape #naturelovers #momentofzen #Truchas #whataview #scenic #offthebeatentrack

  19. Truchas began as a Spanish land grant in 1754. Located at over 8000 feet above sea level, there was no paved road until the 1970s; however, that made the community attractive to artists moving to Northern #NewMexico for its arts scene, particularly after Robert Redford's The Milagro Beanfield War (1988) was filmed in Truchas.

    #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #vacation#NewMexico #hikingadventures #OptOutside #nature #landscape #naturelovers #momentofzen #Truchas #whataview #scenic #offthebeatentrack

  20. Colonel Sumner est. Fort Union north of the Santa Fe Trail in July, 1851.

    Why?

    He viewed Santa Fe as “morally degrading.” Too many bars/brothels. He made soldiers build the fort & farm to save money. Conflict w/Comanche, Ute & Apache on the trail jeopardized supply lines.

    #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #vacation #NewMexico #OptOutside #whataview #GreatPlains #offthebeatentrack #leavenotrace #history #historygeek #frontier #AmericanWest #OldWest #mypubliclands #adobe #bitsofbuildings

  21. Colonel Sumner est. Fort Union north of the Santa Fe Trail in July, 1851.

    Why?

    He viewed Santa Fe as “morally degrading.” Too many bars/brothels. He made soldiers build the fort & farm to save money. Conflict w/Comanche, Ute & Apache on the trail jeopardized supply lines.

    #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #vacation #NewMexico #OptOutside #whataview #GreatPlains #offthebeatentrack #leavenotrace #history #historygeek #frontier #AmericanWest #OldWest #mypubliclands #adobe #bitsofbuildings