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Guadalupe Mountains National Park: McKittrick Canyon
McKittrick Canyon is a place that lies in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park in the middle of nowhere, West Texas. Before I go into detail on this hike, I have a confession to make to all of you…I lived within a 40 minute drive to this hike – which is one of the top places to view fall colors in the whole state of Texas -for three years, and I never took advantage of it!!! Of course, I have the best of excuses, up to and including the fact that I DID drive allllll the way out to McKittrick Canyon at the height of the fall colors only to be turned away because…
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Guadalupe Peak: The Tallest Mountain in Texas!
I seriously debated titling this post “Guadalupe Peak: A Masochist’s Dream”, or even better, “Guadalupe Peak: What was almost my Grave.” In the end, however, I decided to stick to milk-toast “The Tallest Mountain in Texas”. It had a nicer ring to it. I would be willing to bet that many of Texas resident’s haven’t even heard of the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, even though it’s home to the tallest point in the whole state, as well as the #1 place to see fall colors in the whole state. I know I sure never heard of it, and I spent my first 23 years there! Guadalupe Mountains National Park lies…
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How I survived being Homeless for a month
Those of you who know me know that when I moved to Carlsbad NM, I was homeless for the first month. When I say I was homeless, I don’t mean it in the sense that most people think of it. When I think of the term “homeless”, I picture a specific scene in downtown Ft. Worth. If you take the Lancaster exit from Northbound I-35 at night, you will often find a handful of homeless people sleeping under the bridges. To me, this is the true definition of homeless: no job, no car, no home, and no possessions except those that you can carry around with you. My homelessness was…
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Top 10 Things To Do in Carlsbad, NM…besides the Caverns!
You wouldn’t believe how far and long people will travel to see the Carlsbad Caverns. In my waitressing days in Carlsbad I would meet people from British Columbia, France, England, and a plethora of states who were passing through just for the Caverns. It always made me wonder what they thought of the area, because I personally always thought it looked like a flat nuclear wasteland. I’ll hand it to the Caverns…they are very impressive. It’s not until you visit other caverns in the country that you appreciate the magnitude and vastness of what you find in Carlsbad. However, once you spent the day at the caverns, the question then becomes,…
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The Ultimate Guide to NM’s Sitting Bull Falls
It was almost 3 years ago when my husband and I decided rather spur of the moment that we were taking a job in Carlsbad, NM. I was sitting in my apartment googling Carlsbad, and praying there were other outdoor adventures to be had besides the Caverns. (Don’t get me wrong – the Caverns are phenomenal! But just as a man cannot live on bread alone…I cannot live on Caverns alone.) I remember being somewhat bitterly disappointed until I eyed Sitting Bull Falls. Sitting Bull Falls is the literal definition of an oasis in the desert. It’s considered one of the top things to do in Carlsbad, NM…but be warned! It’s a…
