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The image above is how the Valley of Fires looks like from space! It is less heard, less seen. The Valley of Fires Recreation Area in Carrizozo, New Mexico has never been in my travel radar. Not so many travel websites wrote about it. Not even the few popular New…
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For 400 years, from 1150 CE to 1550 CE, the Ancestral Pueblo people lived on cliffs. They carved their dwellings in the soft rock cliffs of a beautiful Frijoles canyon in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The ruins of the dwellings still can be seen today at the Bandelier National Monument….
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On July 16, 1945, the United States Army successfully detonated the world’s first nuclear weapon, and they called the test “Trinity.” The detonation was conducted in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 56 km southeast of Socorro, New Mexico. Weeks later, on August 9, 1945, Fat Man (a bomb of…
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The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico is the best place to learn the Native American culture and how life was like for the Pueblo people of New Mexico in the past. The center is full of history and interesting facts. The museum is divided into sections with…
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You heard so many things about it. You see photos of it online. You know that it is vast and the landscape colorful. But seeing its grandeur in person is beyond description. The Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona is indeed “Grand”! Extending 277 miles north to south and 18…
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The Albuquerque BioPark Zoo in New Mexico houses a variety of animals including polar bears, mountain lions, birds, alligators, and monkeys. It is a small zoo compared to the one I visited in Nebraska, but it interesting enough for the whole family to enjoy a 2-hour walk of sightseeing. See:…
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One of the best museums I have been into — the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix, Arizona is a load of wonders in a middle of the dessert. It is a place for those who adore music or for just anyone who would like to learn the culture of…
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The Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona are just one destination. Taking the 28-mile drive through the park, it will take you about two to three hours (including stops and hikes) to see every little bit of beauty scattered in the park’s vast space. The Petrified…
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