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I Accidentally Got Lost in 1958

I Accidentally Got Lost in 1958

Colorado River Grand Junction to Moab: An Old Cowboy Kid Photographer’s Candy Store

Follow Pat down the Colorado River from Grand Junction to Moab and into the red-rock landscapes that helped create Hollywood’s American West. Travel Highway 128 through Dewey Bridge, Professor Valley, Fisher Towers and Red Cliffs Lodge while exploring Western movie history, rafting, fishing, wildlife and some of the finest riverside camping in Utah.

Climate Change: What the Data Actually Shows with Geologist Scott Tinker

Climate Change: What the Data Actually Shows with Geologist Scott Tinker

Cool Heights and Summer Hail: A Family Hike at Ski Santa Fe

Cool Heights and Summer Hail: A Family Hike at Ski Santa Fe

Sand, Screams, and the Serpent’s Tail: The Defiant Magic of Cliff’s Amusement Park in Albuquerque

Sand, Screams, and the Serpent’s Tail: The Defiant Magic of Cliff’s Amusement Park in Albuquerque

Sparking the Semiquincentennial: The Night Santa Fe Blended Pixels and Pyrotechnics

Sparking the Semiquincentennial: The Night Santa Fe Blended Pixels and Pyrotechnics

Redefining the Skyline: The Night Santa Fe Reimagined the 4th of July

Redefining the Skyline: The Night Santa Fe Reimagined the 4th of July

I Ain’t Lazy, I’m Worn Out

I Ain’t Lazy, I’m Worn Out

Monarch Cave Anasasi Ruins Comb Ridge Bears Ears June 7, 2021 Pocket 2

Monarch Cave Anasasi Ruins Comb Ridge Bears Ears June 7, 2021

Monarch Cave in Comb Ridge is a 1.5 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Bluff, Utah. Monarch Cave is located in Butler Wash on the east side of Comb Ridge near Bluff, Utah. A short trail leads from the trailhead up a narrow canyon to a cave that...

Ski Santa Fe Fall Activities September 2021

Ski Santa Fe Fall Activities September 2021

Spend some time amongst the golden aspens this fall and enjoy chairlift rides, live music, disc golf, sports shop sale, beer garden and grill and much more! The Ski Santa Fe Car Show will be showcasing some classic and exotic automobiles with the fall foliage...

Santa Fe Sunrise September 2021 FZ2500

Santa Fe Sunrise September 2021

Santa Fe, New Mexico’s capital, sits in the Sangre de Cristo foothills. It’s renowned for its Pueblo-style architecture and as a creative arts hotbed. Founded as a Spanish colony in 1610, it has at its heart the traditional Plaza. The surrounding historic district’s...

Hiking the Santa Fe Rail Trail September 2021 Pocket 2

Hiking the Santa Fe Rail Trail September 2021

This section of the Santa Fe Rail Trail passes through the community of Eldorado at Santa Fe. An easy hiking and biking trail providing panoramic views of the Sangre de Christo, Ortiz, Sandia and San Juan mountains. The Santa Fe Rail Trail follows the old Atchinson,...

Bears Ears Lower Mule Canyon Anasazi Ruins 1 Pocket 2

Bears Ears Lower Mule Canyon Anasazi Ruins 1

The Lower Mule Canyon Ruins are located in the Comb Wash area west of Blanding, Utah. The ruins consist of 2 cliff dwellings and a separate granary that are spread out along a southwest facing cliff all within about a quarter mile of each other. The location of the...

Bears Ears Butler Wash Ballroom Anasazi Ruins Pocket 2

Bears Ears Butler Wash Ballroom Anasazi Ruins

The hike to Ballroom cave is mostly very easy and access is simple – you actually park on the roadside of Utah 95. Approaching Ballroom Cave the first feature you’ll see is the remains of a curtain wall that extend along the top of the cave entrance. The cave is quite...

Butler Wash Anasazi Granary Ruins Pocket 2

Butler Wash Anasazi Granary Ruins

The Target Ruin is located in the upper Butler Wash area west of Blanding, Utah. Much of the ruin is housed in an inaccessible alcove where at least one room appears to be remarkably well preserved. Even though the ruin is within 1 mile of the highway it's location...

Chimney Rock Pocket 2

Chimney Rock

A prominent landmark on NM/CO HWY 491 just north of the New Mexico/Colorado state line. As we drove from Shiprock, New Mexico to Blanding, Utah we saw this awesome rock formation for the first time. Seeing this kind of landscape is surreal, everything in the desert...

Boulder Falls Hero 9 08-22-2021

Boulder Falls

Boulder Falls Trail is a 0.3 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail located near Boulder, Colorado that features a waterfall and is good for all skill levels. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from March until November. Boulder Falls...

Colorado Mountain Lakes

Colorado Mountain Lakes

Easily accessed along the Top of the Rockies Byway (Colorado State Highway 91) northeast of Leadville, the Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir is a popular, scenic stop in Summit County. On both sides of the water, large parking areas along the dam are free to use, with...

Bears Ears South Fork Mule Canyon Third Ruins 06-06-2021 Anafi

Bears Ears South Fork Mule Canyon Third Ruins 06-06-2021

A well preserved ruins located, defensively, high in the canyon wall about two miles above House on Fire ruin in the South Fork of Mule Canyon. Bears Ears National Monument is the 12th national monument managed by the Forest Service; it is the fifth to be managed...

Bears Ears South Fork Mule Canyon Second Ruins 06-06-2021

Bears Ears South Fork Mule Canyon Second Ruins 06-06-2021

A small dwelling ruin about one mile above House on Fire ruin in the South Fork of Mule Canyon. Bears Ears National Monument is the 12th national monument managed by the Forest Service; it is the fifth to be managed jointly by the Forest Service and BLM. Monuments...

Condesa August 2021 Mavic Pro

Condesa August 2021

August Weather in Santa Fe New Mexico, United States Daily high temperatures decrease by 3°F, from 81°F to 78°F, rarely falling below 71°F or exceeding 88°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 4°F, from 55°F to 52°F, rarely falling below 47°F or exceeding 59°F. For...

Santa Fe Rail Trail Mavic Pro 08-27-2021

Santa Fe Rail Trail South

Santa Fe Rail Trail is a 15.5 mile moderately trafficked point-to-point trail located near Santa Fe, New Mexico that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. The Santa Fe Rail...