Today dawned another cold and foggy day, can't seem to get rid of the cloud cover hanging over the Carlsbad area. We had planned to check out the Sitting Bull Falls recreation area in spite…
Sitting Bull Falls and Oliver Lee State Park
Category: Hiking
Carlsbad Caverns
Today we went to the Carlsbad Caverns. We woke up to rain and cloudy conditions. The caverns are a constant 56 degrees with 90% humidity, so, what better way to spend a bad weather day…
Bottomless Lakes and Brantley State Parks
The next stop for us was the Bottomless Lakes State Park outside of Roswell, NM. These lakes were formed by naturally occurring sink holes. And no, they're not really bottomless. There are a couple that…
Minori, Maijori and Centara, Italy
We visited these three towns today along the Amalfi coast. The first stop by ferry for us was Minori. We got a map from the tourist office there and found that there was an ancient…
Amalfi, Italy – Paper Mills and Lemon Trees
Salerno is a city on the west coast of Italy, by the Amalfi coast. Salerno is very easy to get to by train and makes a good central location to visit both the Amalfi coast…
Far North East New Mexico
Join us on our tour of a number of back roads in the north east corner of NM... We started the day at the Capulin Volcano. The Capulin Volcano is a national monument and is…
Sugarite Canyon
We took Ms. Wynn up to the northern part of New Mexico, almost to the Colorado border. Spent some time hiking in Sugarite Canyon. Sugarite Canyon is in Raton, NM and is one of…
Mt. Taylor – The Gooseberry Springs Trail
Mt. Taylor is in the northwestern part of New Mexico, outside of Grants. It's the tallest mountain by far in that part of the state. There are two trails in the Mt. Taylor area Gooseberry…
El Malpais and El Morro – National Monuments in NM
El Malpais and El Morro are national monuments outside of Grants, NM. El Morro is a small area and you can easily see everything in a few hours. Then head to the El Malpais area…
Peru – Inka Trail
Yes, we survived the Inka Trail. And let me tell you, that trail is challenging. The Inka Trail is 45km, approximately 28 miles, spread over 4 days. It really doesn't sound that bad, but when…