Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe (Spanish for holy faith) is our highest (7,199 ft. elevation) and oldest capital (founded in 1610 in Nuevo Mexico). Before railroads, Santa Fe was a vital travel hub, both for civilians and military. [...]
Santa Fe (Spanish for holy faith) is our highest (7,199 ft. elevation) and oldest capital (founded in 1610 in Nuevo Mexico). Before railroads, Santa Fe was a vital travel hub, both for civilians and military. [...]
We were SO relieved to test negative for COVID, right before this family wedding. Not to be missed!
Horseback riding in the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico, the first wilderness so designated by the US in 1924. Tall rock canyons split by shallow rivers. We rode along the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, where [...]
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Why the funny name? This town (current population of 5,894) voted to change their name from Hot Springs, New Mexico in 1950. Back in the day, there was a radio [...]
Atomic energy and its resulting weaponization has always been extremely controversial. The National Museum of Nuclear Science and History is a great museum to explore both the dark and the lighter sides of the issue. [...]
Route 66 was our route through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona before we cut north to Nevada.
We always learn so much at the POPA (Pilatus Owners and Pilots Association) convention. Three days of geeking out on plane stuff - best practices, unique flights and new developments. It's great way to meet other [...]
Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico is an underground wonderland of beautiful cave "decorations". It has been a national park since 1930 but was designated as a World Heritage site in 1995. The park [...]
Here's Mike about to step into the simulator for the Eclipse 500. It has a real cockpit with all the bells and whistles, and a wrap around screen that can display just about any major [...]
This part of the Fiesta is called "special shapes". The beer mug was a definite crowd favorite!
We've been wanting to go to this for years! It's a whole week of balloon events with literally hundreds of balloons in the air at one time. The balloon pilots have accuracy competitions where they [...]