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Airstream-inspired Entry Booths Installed at New Mexico State Park
Decision-makers at Elephant Butte State Park in New Mexico, recently commissioned B.I.G. Enterprises, Inc. to fabricate a series of revenue, and checkpoint booths modular in design, and reminiscent of the iconic Airstream travel trailers. In the perimeter security industry, B.I.G. … Continue reading
Posted in Campgrounds, Camping, Snowbird, State Parks
Tagged Airstream, B.I.G., boating, camping, Elephant Butte State Park, fishing, hiking, New Mexico, outdoor recreation, RVing, Snowbird, Southwest, state park, Truth or Consequences
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2011 National Park Holiday Celebrations
‘Tis the season! From Alaska to Georgia, there are countless holiday activities to enjoy in America’s national parks. The National Park Foundation and National Park Service kicks-off the holiday season in Washington, D.C.’s President’s Park with the National Christmas Tree … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Sites, National Parks
Tagged Alaska, Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site, Cane River Creole National Historical Park, Christmas Tree, Colorado, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Georgia, Golden Spoke National Historic Site, Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, historic sites, Homestead National Monument of America, Indiana, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Iowa, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, National Christmas Tree Lighting, national park, National Park Foundation, National Park Service, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Petroglyph National Monument, RVing, Steamtown National Historic Site, Utah, Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Washington
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Drought Affects Migrating Birds
From nesting grounds in Alaska and Northern Canada, thousands of sandhill cranes, snow geese, and other migratory birds are winging their way south to their traditional winter watering holes in the American Southwest. The problem is a year of drought … Continue reading
Beauty & Wonder: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Above Ground Above ground throughout the summer, you can see hundreds of cave swallows at the mouth of the cavern. The Walnut Canyon Loop Road is an interesting 9.5-mile drive that affords views of Chihuahuan Desert vegetation, wildlife, ancient reef … Continue reading
Grand Canyon with a Roof on It: Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Cave Tours Carlsbad Caverns is renowned for its cave tours, especially the Big Room Tour and the Natural Entrance Tour. While no reservations are needed for these self-guided tours, ranger-guided tours do require reservations, and some fill up quickly. All … Continue reading
UFO Capital: Roswell, NM
Sixty-three years ago, a rancher named W.W. Mack Brazel checked his sheep after a thunderstorm and found debris made of a strange metal scattered in many directions. He noticed a shallow trench cut into the desert floor. As the story … Continue reading
Posted in Historic Sites, Road Trips
Tagged historic sites, history, museum, New Mexico, Roswell Incident, RVing, Southwest, UFO, UFO Museum
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Links to the Past: Petroglyph National Monument, NM
Petroglyph National Monument contains over 7,000 acres of a volcanic basalt escarpment made from ancient lava flows, known as the West Mesa. The monument protects a variety of cultural and natural resources, including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites, … Continue reading
Extreme Land: El Malpais National Monument, NM
Located in the high-desert country between lands belonging to the Zuni, Ramah Navajo, Laguna, and Acoma nations, El Malpais National Monument is a relative newcomer to the National Park System. Known as “the badlands” in Spanish, El Malpais was used … Continue reading
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Tagged badlands, free, hiking, historic sites, lava, national park, New Mexico, outdoor recreation, photography, RVing, Southwest
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NPS Status Recommended for Valles Caldera
Valles Caldera National Preserve is an ecologically rich 89,000-acre swath of land in northwest New Mexico, one with a long human history and with a spectacular history of volcanism. And it’s an area that National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) officials … Continue reading
Festival of Cranes: Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
The Fly-Out in the morning and the Fly-In in the evening are memorable events. That’s part of the mystique, why the cranes get top billing here, why the organizers call this event The Festival of Cranes. A week before Thanksgiving … Continue reading
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Tagged Bosque del Apache, camping, Chihuahuan Desert, Festival of Cranes, Globally Important Bird Area, migratory birds, national wildlife refuge, New Mexico, outdoor recreation, photography, RV park, RVing, sandhill cranes, snow geese, Southwest, wildlife
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