New Mexico as a Travel Destination-Part III

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Part I of this series focused on the benefits of visiting the city of Santa Fe and part II discussed how you can enjoy Albuquerque. This final article describes other parts of the state that are enticing to travelers.

If you visit in the winter, you will want to take advantage of the world class skiing that is available in the state. In particular, the Taos area offers great winter sports and excellent ski runs for beginners and experts. Snowboarding and cross-country are available, too. The town of Taos is very attractive because of its artist and alternative culture. The food in the area ranges from basic to five star.

Heading south past Albuquerque, are a number of interesting attractions. The city of Socorro is home to New Mexico Tech, an excellent technology and mining college, but is also only 50 miles from the Very Large Array. This “farm” of 27 radio telescopes has appeared in a number of films, most prominently “Contact.”  The array provides an eerie feeling of connection to the cosmos. Also in that general region is the Bosque del Apache reserve, a wildlife area devoted to migrating birds. In the late fall, the Bosque hosts thousands of birds, including ducks, geese and Sandhill Cranes.

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If you visit the area during the first week in April, keep alert for the first Saturday, when you can tour the Trinity site. It is only open one day a year because it is part of the White Sands Missile Base. Trinity is the location of the detonation of the first test atom bomb. Just as a visit to the Very Large Array connects you to the cosmos, a visit to Trinity connects you to the power of humanity and its fragility.
 

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There is so much more to New Mexico than what you find in this three-article series, but it gives you a good start.

Louis Habash writes about travel as a freelancer. He lives in Los Angeles. A lover of photography, hiking, water sports and nature, Louis Habash is able to combine these interests while travelling.