5 Activities to do in the Jemez National Recreation Area
Just an hour and a half Northwest of Albuquerque is the Jemez National Recreation Area. If you are traveling through New Mexico and looking to get off the beaten path and experience a truly magical place the Jemez is not to be missed. There are really endless opportunities here for outdoor enthusiasts.
Balloon Fiesta Rio Grande Float
Everything You Need to Know before floating the Rio Grande during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. This will be an experience you will never forget.
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Early October every year the International Balloon Fiesta goes down with a bang in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Jemez Springs to Taos
Nice little Northern New Mexican adventure. Hot Springs and Mountain biking and hiking like some local Norteñas.
If you are able to be in Santa Fe in the autumn then you are in for a treat. The Santa Fe National Forest has one of the largest Aspen Tree arrays in the Southwest. Check out our video from one of our many visits there.
More than Breaking Bad
Albuquerque is well known for the show Breaking Bad, but we love it for it’s empty flowy mountain biking terrain. We give the break down on some of our favorite places.
Southern New Mexico Road Trip
We are both native New Mexicans, but we have not been back for quite some time. And on our inaugural trip in the new van we wanted to stay close to home and explore before we blasted off from New Mexico again. There were a lot of really awesome places in New Mexico that we may have overlooked when we were young, but we were ready to see them and experience them now.
White Sands NM
For 275 square miles, wave-like dunes of pure white gypsum sand takes over the Southern New Mexico desert, making this the largest gypsum dune field in the world. Do not miss this world wonder. Read more about it in our Southern New Mexico Road Trip Series.