Photo Blog with Waterfalls, Hiking, Outdoors, and other Adventures
Continuing from the Headland Trail you’ll naturally connect to the Inscription Rock Trail that leads along the bluff and observes the other significant focus of the monument – several ancient petroglyphs and hundreds of historic rock inscriptions. A careful eye will notice several petroglyphs on the large vertical faces of the cliff where big circular … Read more
El Morro National Monument has two trails that end up connecting at the end. I started with the longer Headland Trail first for no reason other than…well, it’s the first sign I saw and just decided to go that way. The trail begins right from the back door of the visitor center. A short paved … Read more
Made it to Grants, New Mexico and stopped for fuel. Didn’t have anything planned in this area so I took a survey of the map and found an interesting feature relatively nearby. Headed south on NM-117 into El Mapais National Monument / National Conservation Area and checked out the La Ventana Natural Arch, the second … Read more
Winter has been far too long but finally I escaped on Memorial Day weekend for the first trip of 2019. This time I was joined by my sister Emma for a seat-of-the-pants adventure starting at Natural Bridge State Park. Just a quick stop at the arch today – stay tuned for more unique destinations to … Read more