Road trip to New Mexico: Going to try and talk the hubby into taking a road trip in January/February from Montana to New Mexico. I have always wanted to visit the Carlsbad caverns. But...

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Nov 26, 2022 12:00:42 #

CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT

Going to try and talk the hubby into taking a road trip in January/February from Montana to New Mexico. I have always wanted to visit the Carlsbad caverns. But what are some places other than the normal tourist places to check out?

I am just starting to look into planning....so route/days and such are all open to suggestions. We will be driving with the 5th wheel camper and not sure if we would take the side-by-side or not. Would it be worth hauling the side-by-side down there...are there a lot of 4-wheeler trails to check out?

Cindy
hoping diesel prices will come down some by then!

Nov 26, 2022 12:52:44 #

anotherview Loc: California

Depending on your route, you could visit one or more of the National Parks in Utah: Zion, Canyonlands, Arches, Capitol Reef, and Bryce Canyon. Routing could of course also include Grand Canyon NP. Enjoy.

CindyHouk wrote:

Going to try and talk the hubby into taking a road... (show quote)

Nov 26, 2022 13:25:04 #

Judy795

Madrid where they filmed Wild Hogs and Georgia O’Keefe Ranch north of Santa Fe.

Nov 26, 2022 13:34:32 #

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

anotherview wrote:

I agree!

Nov 26, 2022 15:42:07 #

CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT

anotherview wrote:

Thanks and have been to all the parks in UT thru the years...we have friends that live in Kanab - spent a lot of time in that area.

Nov 26, 2022 15:42:54 #

CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT

Judy795 wrote:

Madrid where they filmed Wild Hogs and Georgia O’Keefe Ranch north of Santa Fe.

Thanks Judy....I will start my list with your suggestion!

Nov 26, 2022 17:33:15 #

PoppieJ Loc: North Georgia

bosque del apache is a great place for birds that winter and also migratory birds.

Nov 26, 2022 18:15:02 #

CindyHouk Loc: Nw MT

PoppieJ wrote:

bosque del apache is a great place for birds that winter and also migratory birds.

Thanks Poppie! I would like to see that, it's on my list now.

Nov 27, 2022 06:56:14 #

f8lee Loc: New Mexico

CindyHouk wrote:

Going to try and talk the hubby into taking a road... (show quote)

Bosque del Apache can be great (when the birds are coming through on their migration), and while there the mineral museum in New Mexico Tedch in the city of Socorro 9about 10 miles north of Bosque) is pretty fascinating.

Also White Sands National Park is worth seeing.

Roswell is, alas, a bit of a disappointment - a few kitschy "alien" gift shops and the alien museum, of course - good for a larf and since it's pretty much directly north of Carlsbad - about a60-90 minute drive down 285 - it still might be worth going, if only to get your "I saw an alien" T-shirt or whatever.

In fact, if you continue wouth on 285 in essentially becomes 180/62 as it hooks west and passes through Guadalupe park and eventually gets to El Paso, TX - from there you can head north on 54 to get to White Sands.

There is also a museum at White Sands MIssile Range, but I don't know if it reopened after the covid nonsense.

My URL is in my signature if you would like to see shots of New Mexico

Nov 27, 2022 07:12:35 #

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

I second Zion. My favorite park to have visited outside of Yellowstone.

Nov 27, 2022 07:15:44 #

cdayton

Silver City is off the beaten trail but scenic, etc. We have stayed at the Bear Mountain Lodge outside of town 2-3 times and enjoyed the area.

Nov 27, 2022 07:29:20 #

home brewer Loc: Fort Wayne, Indiana

You could be driving past the 4 corners area of Colorado, Arizona, new Mexico and Utah. If so , do a google search of the area around Moab. I my opinion you could spend months traveling this arear

Nov 27, 2022 07:31:41 #