Category: America- Southwest

On a recent weekend I decided to take a trip to climb Alamo Mountain which is a dormant mountain that rises above the desert grasslands of the Otero

This past fall I attempted to climb the last major peak I haven’t summitted yet in the Franklin Mountains just outside of El Paso, Texas.  The mountain is

Travel & Leisure magazine recently released a list of the World’s Most Ugliest Airports and some how the El Paso International Airport made the list: JFK International Airport

About two hours north of El Paso is the nearly 12,000 foot peak of Sierra Blanca located near the charming village of Ruidoso: This scenic mountain is part

A really great way to spend an afternoon if visiting El Paso is by taking a ride up the Wyler Aerial Tramway that takes visitors to the summit

You can view a picture of the Otero Mesa salt flats from the ground here.

You can read more about my prior trips to Texas’ Guadalupe Mountains here & here.