New Mexico–Ice Cave & Bandera Crater
On a recent getaway from winter’s cold and wailing winds, we headed to New Mexico to sample some of the desert’s attractions. Strangely enough, the perpetual Ice Cave, off Route #53, turned out to be one of our favorite stops. Before we saw the...
Ride the Tramcar to the Top of Sandia Peak–Albuquerque, New Mexico
The air crackled with the whirr and whine of metal cables as the tram slid skyward—inside I huddled, toe-to-toe, with forty others, my hand firmly clamped on the door handle. Why, I’m not sure, since each second that passed shot me 20 feet closer to the top of...
The People Who Lived on Top of a Mesa–Sky City in New Mexico
Walking through the Sky City reminded me of a trailer park filled with long narrow dwellings, not of wood and metal, but of stone. Underfoot, the sandstone felt soft and powdery, more like beach sand than rock. San Esteban del Rey Mission, the enormous Catholic...Popular Posts
