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New Mexico

Corrales New Mexico’s Winter Guests – Sandhill Cranes

by Peggy Staver
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We drove to Corrales and found Sandhill Cranes walking down the street. They are a part of this small village.

Categories Free things to do, New Mexico, RV Travel Tags corrales, migratory birds, nature photography, sandhill cranes

An Urban Oasis – Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge

by Peggy Staver
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We spend an afternoon at the Southwest’s first urban wildlife refuge – Valle de Oro.

Categories New Mexico, Free things to do, RV Travel Tags albuquerque, nature conservation, nature photography

Festival of the Cranes – Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge

by Peggy Staver
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The Sandhill Cranes are a favorite in New Mexico. Join us as we visit one of their winter hangouts.

Categories New Mexico, Free things to do, Nature, RV Travel Tags bosque del apache, migratory birds, nature conservation, photography, sandhill cranes, wildlife refuge

Traveling Back to New Mexico

by Peggy Staver
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Leaving Missouri, we headed southwest towards New Mexico for another nursing contract. Along the way, we visited Chandler, OK and Amarillo, TX.

Categories Free things to do, New Mexico, Oklahoma, RV living, RV Travel, Texas Tags historical places, national register of historic places, route 66

Three Months In Rio Rancho, New Mexico

by Peggy Staver
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A few more of the great places we visited while living in New Mexico.

Categories Free things to do, New Mexico, RV living, RV Travel Tags Historic Markers, travel nurse

Saturday in Santa Fe, New Mexico

by Peggy Staver
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Join us as we ride the Rail Runner to downtown Santa Fe and walk through historic downtown.

Categories Free things to do, New Mexico Tags Historic Churches, Historic Markers, historical, photography
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