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Tag Archives: New Mexico

Backpacking & Sledding in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

White Sands National Monument is one of those other-worldly places. Located in southern New Mexico this park is truly one of a kind. We visited three years ago on our initial trip from Virginia to Utah and the kids have been begging to go back. When we decided to stay west this winter they unanimously…

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  • Kudos to you for hitting the road with your kids and helping them appreciate the excitement of spontaneous adventure. We’re doing that now that we’ve retired, but I wish we had been able to gift our children like you are. White Sands dunes are indeed “other worldly,” I’m envious of your full moon visit. Thanks for the report.ReplyCancel

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico

I’ve wanted to visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park for months, so when we dashed through Southern New Mexico on our way to Disneyland it was definitely on the short list. It didn’t disappoint. When We Visited: January 2014 Ages of Kids: 8, 6, 3 Where We Stayed: Brantley Lake State Park. About a 30 minute…

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  • Thanks! Another one to add to my “list”. I have seen stuff about this place before but was not sure if it was worth it. It looks like something my boys would like though!ReplyCancel

  • We pretty much did the same tour as y’all did. Walk down and took the elevator back out. For lunch, though, we ate at the concession in the cave.

    I was 13 the first time I went on a cave tour. Our daughters always enjoyed the few caves we went in, as have our grandkids.ReplyCancel

  • […] wrote a blog post about this already, but in short, when people ask our kids what their favorite place is Carlsbad is […]ReplyCancel

This Week on Instagram: January 18-24, 2014

We made it to New Mexico! After a brief stint with a sick 3 year old, we landed in Brantley Lake State Park outside of Carlsbad, New Mexico. We spent a great few days there, explored the caves, earned another junior ranger badge and enjoyed the sunrises. We also drove through White Sands National Monument…

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  • Excited for the newsletter 🙂ReplyCancel

  • Great talking to you at City of Rocks SP! The astronomy night worked out perfect. Kids inspired, great clear weather and got to swap traveling family stories. Perfect! Looking at your website – which looks incredible btw – I see so many similarities to our trip. The most surprising of all was your pic of Robot Turtles! We have that new game, too (backed it on Kickstarter). The developer is a neighbor of a friend in Seattle. We’ve only played it a few times, but have enjoyed it so far. We love games and have a number on the trip with us.

    Lastly, my wife says the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum was good, but not an absolute must. In the end, it’s a zoo. A good zoo, but still just a zoo. Hope that helps in your decision process. Enjoy Saguaro Natl Park. Also, if do visit Phoenix, we definitely recommend Lost Dutchman State Park. We enjoyed the science museum in Phoenix, too. It’s a long drive from the campground, but fun and free with the museum reciprocity.

    Happy and safe travels!ReplyCancel

  • New Mexico has a number of wonderful spots. We stayed at Brantley Lake near the very end of our last long trip. We only stayed two nights as that was our “lodging” location for visiting Carlsbad.ReplyCancel

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