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Sledding in the sand at White Sands National Monument

ByLee Vincent December 5, 2015

We were missing snow so much that we rushed home for a quick trip to the Fraser Summit – NOT!!! We did however have a fun 18 hours at the White Sands National Monument, where those of us that are very familiar with snow would swear that you are surrounded by snow piles not sand dunes….

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Wandering in the dark at Carlsbad Caverns

ByLee Vincent November 28, 2013November 29, 2013

Carlsbad caverns was our 3rd cave experience of the trip, after Great Basin National Park (Nevada) and Horne Lake Basin (Vancouver Island, BC).  This was definitely the biggest and the best! In Great Basin National Park we did a ranger lead tour and learned alot about the world of caves. I thought we’d mix it up…

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exploring the mysteries of Roswell – still not a believer

ByLee Vincent November 28, 2013

  If you’re going to drive through south eastern New Mexico, you have to go to Roswell and the UFO Museum. I’m not sure what I expected, but it was fairly small in size and a bit hokey in approach. We spent an hour reading through alot of the materials and giggling at the pictures….

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Valley of Fire National Recreation Area

ByLee Vincent November 28, 2013

  After spending the night at a rest stop in Socorro, New Mexico we headed east on highway 380 towards Roswell. It was mid morning and we hadn’t had breakfast yet and needed a stop. Just around the corner we saw the sign for Valley of Fires National Recreation Area so we pulled in. What…

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