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#1960166 - 09/08/14 08:05 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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I would second The Gristmill recommendation.
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#1960167 - 09/08/14 08:09 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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it is close too (by Texas standards) only 1300 miles from Dallas
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#1960175 - 09/08/14 08:20 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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Well, if you come to College Station for 41's library, the Bluebell factory is only a 30 minute drive and it is right on the way to San Antonio. I think you would have to go through Shiner too on the way. That would be worth the beer tasting.
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#1960194 - 09/08/14 08:41 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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Oops I forgot you also indicated visiting New Mexico.
The only thing to experience in Albuquerque is the tram up to Sandia Peak. It is open year round and you will need to not be afraid dangling in the air. I think the balloon festival is in the fall.
Now get out of Santa Fe as quick as you can, it is run by Hollywood celebrities and artsy craftsy people!
Head for the Jemez mountains on NM285. Visit the Tesuque Pueblo. They make the story teller dolls. Visit the Santa Clara Pueblo on NM30. Southwest of Santa Clara is the San Ildefonso Pueblo, on NM 502. It is the most famous pueblo. The pottery here is incredible!
You must go to Bandelier National Monument, history here goes back over 10,000 years. The roads between Santa Fe and Taos are something you will not forget!
I would suggest you include a drive along the Turquoise Trail (NM-14), the "backroad" between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Very diverse scenery, and much more relaxing than I-25. The old coal mining town of Madrid (Mad-rid) is now a little arts and crafts place.
If you are at all into the history of the area, you might also include a visit to the Pecos National Monument, east of Santa Fe, which contains the ruins of an old Spanish mission, and Pecos Pueblo, a major trading place between the Pueblos and the tribes from the Great Plains. The Santa Fe Trail ran along its south side. (Take the Glorieta exit from I-25, then continue east to the little town of Pecos.
If you are already planning to visit Bandelier, you might consider a drive continuing westward from there through pines, and the largest volcanic caldura in the U.S. You will see a great diversity of geological features on this drive along NM4. Wow Pale! That's a pretty decent list for a Texan! As a native New Mexican, I would say Pale gave you a pretty good list. Other things to add: Petroglyphs around Albuquerque. Albuquerque zoo and biopark is pretty cool. Los Alamos - museums and history related to the atomic bomb, but also just a nice little town in a beautiful setting. Chimayo - just north of Santa Fe. Really pretty drive, and Rancho de Chimayo has great food.
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#1960204 - 09/08/14 08:56 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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Roswell?
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#1960212 - 09/08/14 09:09 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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Oops I forgot you also indicated visiting New Mexico.
The only thing to experience in Albuquerque is the tram up to Sandia Peak. It is open year round and you will need to not be afraid dangling in the air. I think the balloon festival is in the fall.
Now get out of Santa Fe as quick as you can, it is run by Hollywood celebrities and artsy craftsy people!
Head for the Jemez mountains on NM285. Visit the Tesuque Pueblo. They make the story teller dolls. Visit the Santa Clara Pueblo on NM30. Southwest of Santa Clara is the San Ildefonso Pueblo, on NM 502. It is the most famous pueblo. The pottery here is incredible!
You must go to Bandelier National Monument, history here goes back over 10,000 years. The roads between Santa Fe and Taos are something you will not forget!
I would suggest you include a drive along the Turquoise Trail (NM-14), the "backroad" between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Very diverse scenery, and much more relaxing than I-25. The old coal mining town of Madrid (Mad-rid) is now a little arts and crafts place.
If you are at all into the history of the area, you might also include a visit to the Pecos National Monument, east of Santa Fe, which contains the ruins of an old Spanish mission, and Pecos Pueblo, a major trading place between the Pueblos and the tribes from the Great Plains. The Santa Fe Trail ran along its south side. (Take the Glorieta exit from I-25, then continue east to the little town of Pecos.
If you are already planning to visit Bandelier, you might consider a drive continuing westward from there through pines, and the largest volcanic caldura in the U.S. You will see a great diversity of geological features on this drive along NM4. Wow Pale! That's a pretty decent list for a Texan! As a native New Mexican, I would say Pale gave you a pretty good list. Other things to add: Petroglyphs around Albuquerque. Albuquerque zoo and biopark is pretty cool. Los Alamos - museums and history related to the atomic bomb, but also just a nice little town in a beautiful setting. Chimayo - just north of Santa Fe. Really pretty drive, and Rancho de Chimayo has great food. I forgot Chimayo! Definitely good!
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#1960217 - 09/08/14 09:21 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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Even though I left New Mexico to move back to Texas in 1988, I still miss it and would consider it as a retirement location, should I live so long.....
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#1960225 - 09/08/14 09:46 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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Even though I left New Mexico to move back to Texas in 1988, I still miss it and would consider it as a retirement location, should I live so long..... We have a place there and love it!
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#1960241 - 09/08/14 10:46 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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what is the place in west Texas where the unexplained lights are located?
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#1960391 - 09/09/14 04:03 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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Happy.. the unexplained lights are in Marfa, TX.
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#1960425 - 09/09/14 04:42 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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Marfa is in the big bend, probably too far out of the way. But it is beautiful country, if you like the high desert.
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#1960577 - 09/09/14 08:34 PM
Re: Trip to Texas and New Mexico
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Even though I left New Mexico to move back to Texas in 1988, I still miss it and would consider it as a retirement location, should I live so long..... A former co-worker had a vacation home in New Mexico and she moved there when she retired. She said it's a wonderful place to live. You've all given me great information - although it sounds like maybe we should plan two trips to get everything in.
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