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New Mexico

Retrospective
27 May 2015

Retrospective

by Lane | posted in: Southwest Roadtrip 2015 | 1

So yeah, I didn’t blog on days 15 and 16. Here they are in a nutshell: Day 15 I hiked to Angels Landing in Zion National Park. (Except I didn’t go all the way to Angels Landing. I stopped at … Continued

Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, United States, Utah
Pueblo
16 May 2015

Pueblo

by Lane | posted in: Southwest Roadtrip 2015 | 0

It turns out I didn’t know what a pueblo is. I thought it was a structure. But it is actually a community. In fact, the word “pueblo” comes from Castilian for town or village and has the same Latin root … Continued

Colorado, New Mexico, United States
Ladders
15 May 2015

Ladders

by Lane | posted in: Southwest Roadtrip 2015 | 0

I climbed some ladders today. Bandelier National Monument, about 50 miles northwest of Santa Fe, was on my list of things to do if you have several days to spend in Santa Fe, but since I only had one day, … Continued

New Mexico, United States
Gabby Docents
14 May 2015

Gabby Docents

by Lane | posted in: Southwest Roadtrip 2015 | 0

Today was the first day of my trip that I didn’t use my car at all. I just walked around Santa Fe all day. I can definitely see the allure of this city. It has an arty, healthy, hip, funky … Continued

New Mexico, United States
Fun with weather
13 May 2015

Fun with weather

by Lane | posted in: Southwest Roadtrip 2015 | 0

I stopped for lunch yesterday (I was too exhausted to blog last night) in Gallup, New Mexico, which seems like it got stuck in time during the Route 66 era. It was probably 70 degrees in Gallup, and I walked around … Continued

Arizona, New Mexico, United States
It’s Newer than Mexico
17 Mar 2015

It’s Newer than Mexico

by Lane | posted in: Plans, Southwest Roadtrip 2015 | 0

Of the five states I’ll be in on my southwest road trip, New Mexico is the one I’ve spent the least time in. I lived in Colorado for two years, I visited Utah on a long road trip from Illinois … Continued

New Mexico, United States
More sleeping
23 Jan 2015

More sleeping

by Lane | posted in: Plans, Southwest Roadtrip 2015 | 0

I have reversed myself and decided to go ahead and book my lodging for the days I was going to play it by ear. There is something kind of thrilling about the spontaneity of not deciding where to stay until I … Continued

Colorado, New Mexico, United States, Utah
Hoping for a good night’s sleep
17 Jan 2015

Hoping for a good night’s sleep

by Lane | posted in: Plans, Southwest Roadtrip 2015 | 0

I love the idea of rolling into some new town at the end of a day of driving around sightseeing, and finding some quaint, charming inn or some cheesy, retro motor lodge or a unique, classic, old hotel and deciding … Continued

Arizona, New Mexico, United States, Utah
My Southwest Road Trip
16 Jan 2015

My Southwest Road Trip

by Lane | posted in: Plans, Southwest Roadtrip 2015 | 0

Southwest road trip?  Say what?!? Yes, after I did those posts about my Next #1 and Next #2 itineraries, I started thinking about a different Next. The Galapagos Islands. Wait, what am I talking about? What do the Galapagos Islands … Continued

Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, United States, Utah

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