New Mexico has a way of making the drive feel like part of the destination. We’ve enjoyed the open country, small towns, desert landscapes, and the places that make it easy to slow down and take a closer look.
New Mexico
Inside a small chapel in Santa Fe stands a remarkable wooden staircase with no central support post and a legend involving answered prayers and a mysterious carpenter who vanished without payment. I went to see it for myself, and the story is every bit as interesting as the staircase.
New Mexico
Fred recommended La Posta de Mesilla to us, so we stopped there on our first trip west in Harriet. It turned out to be exactly the kind of place that works for Rolling Nichols — good food, a memorable setting, and enough history around it to make the stop about more
New Mexico
We visited Carlsbad Caverns in April 2023 with my brother Fred and his wife, Gina. Our timing happened to coincide with the park’s centennial year — Carlsbad Cave was first protected as a national monument in 1923 and became Carlsbad Caverns National Park in 1930. The caves themselves are far
New Mexico
We only spent a few hours in Roswell in April 2023 — long enough for lunch, a little shopping, and a look around town. It wasn’t a major destination for us, but when you’re already passing through southeastern New Mexico, it’s hard to resist stopping in the place