Aspen leaf from the Santa Fe National Forest, Norski Trail (September 2022).

Santa Fe National Forest’s Norski Trail | A Scenic Alpine Escape

The Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico is home to stunning scenery, vivid blue skies, and an abundance of hiking trails. Each time I visit New Mexico, I am reminded why the state is known as the Land of Enchantment. New Mexico is home to a range of stunning landscapes from high plains and…

View from Crater Rim Trail

Explore the Beauty of Capulin Volcano National Monument, New Mexico

Have you ever hiked the rim of a volcanic crater?  For most of us, the answer is no. Are you interested in exploring an ancient cinder cone volcano by car, or by foot?  You should definitely plan a trip to Capulin Volcano National Monument!  Located in northeast New Mexico, this extinct cinder cone volcano is part…

Erin, blog author at Great Sand Dunes National Park

Explore Colorado’s Vast Great Sand Dunes National Park

Have you ever wanted to immerse yourself in an environment that looks and feels like a foreign planet? To visualize hundreds of thousands of years of geologic time in one place?  If your answer is yes, I highly recommend a visit to Great Sand Dunes National Park.  Located at the base of the Sangre de…