Featuring New Mexico's Ghost Towns, Route 66 and interesting attractions across the desert Southwest.
Featuring New Mexico's Ghost Towns, Route 66 and interesting attractions across the desert Southwest.
I am DeAnna Vincent, photographer and avid explorer of New Mexico and the American Southwest. My Dry Heat Blog features Rt. 66, ghost towns and …
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Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: Quarai Ruins The Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in New Mexico consists of three sites: Quarai Ruins, Abo and Gran Quivira. Quarai …
Mountainair, New Mexico. Is it real or is it Hollywood? Located around the southern end of the Manzano Mountain Range, Mountainair, New Mexico is not …
Grants, New Mexico. The “City of Spirit”. Travelers on Route 66 looking for a place to get lunch between Albuquerque and Gallup would likely find themselves …
A treasure from the archives: Cuervo, New Mexico Included in my recently discovered treasure trove of lost images was this trip to Cuervo, New Mexico …
Unsolved double murder in Budville, New Mexico It’s funny how things turn out Budville, New Mexico was the site of a notorious double murder that …
Cerrillos, New Mexico… not really here or there An easily overlooked stop on a Turquoise Trail road trip, Cerrillos, New Mexico is literally a living …
Big Chief Gas Station on HWY 550 Unlike many of the abandoned places in New Mexico, I actually remember when the Big Chief Gas Station …
It’s been a long time comin’ Way back in November of 2019, before the pandemic, Johnpaul and I passed through the small town of Magdalena, …
Escondida, New Mexico is a very small town off I-25 about three miles north of Socorro. At first, it may seem as though …
Oldest Church in the Continental United States For tourists and history buffs alike, San Miguel Chapel should be on the “must-see” list while visiting New …