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      Santa Fe to Albuquerque, New Mexico: Adventuring on the Turquoise and Salt Mission Trails   

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      Gerald Thurman
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      Published on 09-19-2011 12:13 AM
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      230 miles - About 8 hours


      Thanks to Interstate Highway 25, (I-25), one can drive from Santa Fe to Albuquerque in about an hour, but there is a scenic alternative that follows historic pioneer trails. Following the Turquoise Trail, we'll swing by the towns of Los Cerrillos, Madrid and Golden. There is even a stop at Tiny Town to see ...
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      Silver City, New Mexico to Gila Cliff Dwellings (and back) on the Trail of the Mountain Spirits 

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      Published on 04-25-2011 12:05 AM
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      113 miles - 5 hours

      This picturesque and extraordinarily varied circular – or, more correctly, triangular route – makes its way north from historic Silver City through the dense woodland of Gila National Forest to the 13th dwellings of the Mogollon people. For the return journey, the Trail of the Mountain Spirits takes you through beautiful green rural countryside before ...
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      Marathon to Marfa, Texas: Taking the long route via Big Bend National Park 

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      Published on 01-02-2011 01:06 AM
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      218 miles - 5 hours

      This memorable drive begins by heading south through dramatic desert country, then enters Big Bend National Park, with its spectacular mountains, massive canyons and the Rio Grande itself. From here the Texas River Road passes by Terlingua Ghost Town - try to break your journey here - then traces the Rio Grande's route through extraordinarily scenic border country. The final leg of this route heads north to ...
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      Del Rio to Alpine, Texas: A Beautiful Drive of Cactus and Canyons 

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      Published on 12-07-2010 01:15 AM
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      204 miles - 3-4 hours

      Follow this 200 mile drive west on US Highway 90 and you travel through a landscape of desert, canyons, rivers and mountains, made all the more magnificent by the brilliant blue Texan sky. This is road-tripping at its best, delivering a real sense of having the whole world to yourself as the melting, empty highway disappears into the distance. ...
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      Ruidoso to White Oaks, New Mexico: Billy the Kid and Smokey Bear 

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      Published on 11-15-2010 01:02 AM
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      102 miles - 2 to 3 hours

      Tread in the footsteps of the West's most famous outlaw and pay your respects to the nation's favorite bear. This drive follows two of the three sides of the beautiful Billy the Kid Scenic Byway, taking in the town of Lincoln, site of the infamous Lincoln County War, calling in at the final resting place of ...
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      Amarillo to Lubbock, Texas 

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      Published on 08-24-2010 01:03 AM
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      213 miles - About 6 hours

      You'd better have a Texas-sized hunger to complete this route…Starting in the Texas Panhandle with a 72-ounce steak at the famous Big Texan Steak Ranch, skip west for your piece of Ugly Crust Pie before dropping south into ...
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      Marfa to Odessa-Midland, Texas: From the Unexplained to The Big Greasy 

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      Published on 08-13-2010 01:15 AM
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      236 miles - About 6 hours

      After an oddly normal night in Marfa, this route meanders north through the Davis Mountains to an area teeming with historical sites and western lore. Just about every town along this route can claim one or two outlaws as founding citizens. ...
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