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I love this area of New Mexico. Other than Trinity, you can go see: - White Sands National Monument (spectacular otherworldly landscape) - Cloudcroft and the
by ereyes01 8y ago
I love this area of New Mexico. Other than Trinity, you can go see:
- White Sands National Monument (spectacular otherworldly landscape)
- Cloudcroft and the surrounding nature up in the mountains, including an old train trestle on a cliff
- Sunspot solar observatory
- Ruidoso, which has skiing the right time of the year
- Three Rivers Petroglyph site, well-preserved rock art created by native tribes on a hill a few centuries ago
- Valley of Fire, a dried up lava flow
- Carlsbad Caverns, a massive cave and national park
EDIT: Forgot to mention very dark and starry skies up in the mountains!
- driverdan 8y agoI feel like NM is underrated by people who haven't been there. In addition the the attractions you mentioned there are very scenic areas with camping and hiking all over the state. Santa Fe is a great little city right next to an 11,000 ft mountain. Albuquerque is fun too. I'm currently camping in the mountains close to White Sands. The weather is great and the area is beautiful.
- ianai 8y agoYou and OP didn’t mention the Bosque del Apache. It’s a few miles south of Socorro. Every year thousands of birds migrate to there. It’s a beautiful sight to behold in the perfect setting to see for miles into the distance. NM is definitely underrated, but it’s hard for me to not see some problems of course. It’s got problems from being remote and sparsely populated. It’s a desert with plenty of water issues/disputes. It’s got good and bad history. Plenty of things to see and do that are beautiful to behold or experience. But I’m even more glad it’s not ruined with overpopulation.