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      El Paso, Texas, to Roswell, New Mexico: From 'Everything's Bigger' to 'Land of Enchantment' 

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      Gerald Thurman
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      Published on 07-12-2010 11:21 PM
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      300 miles - About 10 hours

      The western most section of the Texas Mountain Trail presents pictographs on the rocky Hueco Tanks, and then cruises through an expanse of salt flats, to the Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Turning north into New Mexico (the 'Land of Enchantment') for a quick visit to ...
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      Tucson, Arizona to Mt. Lemmon Along the historic General Hitchcock Highway 

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      Published on 07-06-2010 11:12 PM
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      90 Miles - 5-7 hours plus hiking time

      In a short 27 miles, today's road adventure goes from the saguaros of the Sonoran desert to the high forests of the Canadian zone. Unusual land forms and hoodoos, a remarkable diversity of plant life and sweeping views of the desert appear around every bend of the road ...
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      Flagstaff, Arizona to the New Mexico State line on Historic Route 66 

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      Published on 06-30-2010 11:27 PM
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      162 Miles - Allow 8 hours minimum

      Driving from Flagstaff to Lupton at the Arizona-New Mexico state line is like stepping back in time when trading posts and wigwams were enough to lure the traveler off the road for a stop. Arizona has the longest remaining stretch of Route 66 in the nation - 159 miles - so get ready to drive the 'Mother Road' and be ...
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      Santa Rosa to Taos, New Mexico 

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      Published on 06-28-2010 11:12 PM
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      145 Miles - Allow 4-5 hours with stops

      If you are headed to Taos, New Mexico from the east, this route lives up to the state slogan - Land of Enchantment. You'll drive on portions of several historic roads and trails and through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains before dropping into the ...
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      Moab, Utah to Monument Valley 

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      Published on 06-20-2010 11:26 PM
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      188 Miles - about 6 hours

      A drive from Moab, UT to Monument Valley offers some of the most spectacular scenery in the southwest. On this drive you will see unique rock formations, natural wonders and take a white-knuckle drive on a gravel road with switchbacks and breathtaking ...
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      Albuquerque to Santa Rosa, New Mexico 

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      Published on 06-15-2010 12:11 AM
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      144 miles. Allow four hours with stops.

      Travel east from Albuquerque to Santa Rosa, following portions of historic Route 66, capturing the flavor of the Mother Road and the high desert of New Mexico. ...
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      Monument Valley, Arizona to Blanding, Utah 

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      Published on 06-12-2010 11:49 PM
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      120 miles, about 4-6 hours

      Starting in the incomparable Monument Valley, this route leads to a twisted river, a twisted road, several natural bridges and even some Anasazi ruins. The route presented is one of the best of the 'old west' still to be found in Utah. ...
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