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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Ski Apache, New Mexico

“Damn Texans!” shouts some menace in the mob of locals zooming past, jumping over the minefield of downed skiers on Lower Deep Freeze. The visitors can only watch in pure terror as the group of mad skiers and snowboarders charge past them at full-speed as they’re attempting to recover their scattered skis and poles on one of Ski Apache’s most […]

Martin Kuprianowicz | July 18, 2024
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New Mexico Closes All State Parks to Non-Residents

State Park Closure

No New Mexico driver’s license? No entry. New Mexico Governor, Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared all New Mexico State Parks are off-limits to all out-of-state tourists. This declaration comes in response to the recent Coronavirus surge in New Mexico after travelers flocked to the state during the 4th of July holiday period and recent easing of virus-related restrictions. The closures […]

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Taylor Stephan | July 15, 2020
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White Sands National Monument, NM to be America’s Newest National Park

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The list of U.S. National Parks is about to get a little longer, with the addition of White Sands National Monument in Southern New Mexico as the latest national park. Last Tuesday, Congress passed a bill designating White Sands as our country’s newest national park. The bill just has to go to President Trump where he will then decide to […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 23, 2019
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National Parks – Past, Present and Future | 5 Oldest Parks and a New One Coming?

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For over 100 years, the National Parks Service has been striving to protect and manage our national parks, monuments and reservations.  From Yellowstone to Yosemite, the NPS preserves our natural wonders for the future generations. Some of the first parks established remain the most iconic. “[the Service] purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and […]

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Katy Shipley | July 10, 2018
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