Category: America- Southwest

Previous Posting: Dog Canyon, New Mexico – Part 2 ________________________________________________ After completing my hike to the top of New Mexico’s Dog Canyon Trail, I still had another 7

Prior Posting: Dog Canyon, New Mexico – Part 1 _______________________________________________ After finishing up my water break at the old cabin of Francois Jean Rochas known as “Frenchy” by

This is a picture that found surfing through the New Mexico group of photographers that I am a member of on Flickr.  Quite a nice shot.

Basic Information Name: Dog Canyon Trail Where: Oliver Lee State Park, New Mexico Elevation: 7,782 feet Distance: 11 miles round-trip Elevation Gain: 3,611 feet Time: 6-8 hours Difficulty:

For those who have watched the Jodie Foster movie, “Contact” will instantly recognize the satellite dishes that can be found at the Very Large Array (VLA) located southern

This is a picture of some afternoon thunderclouds gathering over Nogal Peak located in the White Mountains of southern New Mexico.

This is the view from a look out along New Mexico highway 37 that runs between Ruidoso and Carrizozo.  In this picture the village of Nogal is backdropped

Besides a visit to the old “ghost town” of White Oaks any visit to the Carrizozo area would not be complete without spending some time exploring the Carrizozo

This is a picture of Nogal Peak outside of Ruidoso, New Mexico.

Here is a picture I took of New Mexico’s White Mountains just outside of Ruidoso.