In 1898, a teenager named Jim White discovered a cavern while out exploring. This cavern would later become known as Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Jim is the one who named many of the rooms and rock formations in the caverns. The Big Room, Kings Palace, Queens Chamber, Totem Pole, Witch’s Finger, Giant Dome, Bottomless […]
Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located in the Chihuahuan Desert of southern New Mexico and it’s cave system features around 120 caves. It gets it’s name from the nearby town of Carlsbad and became a national park on May 14, 1930. During our visit we did the Big Room Tour, which is the main […]
When traveling to White Sands National Park I don’t think you’re ever prepared for that transition of the Chihuahuan Desert into miles of white gypsum sand as far as the eye can see. The fact that this even exists in New Mexico still blows my mind. It’s like nothing I’ve ever seen and I love […]
We stumbled across Dog Canyon Dispersed Camping while looking for a free boondocking spot near White Sands National Park and weren’t disappointed. This spot in New Mexico is run by the Bureau of Land Management and has a 14 day stay limit. Campsites are on a first come, first served basis and it’s open […]
Haystack Mountain OHV Area Campground can be found just off of US 70 near Roswell, New Mexico. It’s a small campground managed by the Bureau of Land Management with only four sites. It’s very cheap at only $5 per night. All sites are on a first come, first serve basis and there is a 14 […]
Bighorn Campground is located near the town of Glenwood, New Mexico and is part of the Gila National Forest. This is a free first come, first serve campground managed by the US Forest Service. There is a 14 day stay limit, but most people tend just to stay one or two nights. There are 5 […]
Forks Campground is located in Gila National Forest in New Mexico. This is a free campground managed by the US Forest Service with a 14 day stay limit. Campsites are on a first come, first serve basis. There are 7-10 campsites in the campground able to accommodate most size vehicles. This is dry camping […]
So when we visited the Gila Cliff Dwellings we got the opportunity to hike to our very first natural hot springs. In fact it’s the only hot springs we’ve been to and I need to make more of an effort to find them during our travels, because we loved it! The Lightfeather Hot Springs, […]
The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument was established by President Theodore Roosevelt on November 16, 1907. This 533 acre area in New Mexico protects the Mogollon cliff dwellings found here in the Gila Wilderness. It was added to the National Registry of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. Today it is run by the National […]
The Catwalk Recreation Area is located in the Glenwood Ranger District of the Gila National Forest in Glenwood, New Mexico. It is famous for it’s steel catwalk bridge system that winds you through Whitewater Canyon. The area is also known as the Whitewater Recreation Area. On multiple websites and brochures I have it seems […]
