I love northwestern New Mexico. We have gone back time and time again. There is a lot going on there. The Bisti/De-na-zin and the Ahshi-sle-pah are real favorites. Love just drifting around up there.

On our way back home once we stopped at White Sands and hiked around the magnificent dunes. We prefer the shoulder seasons. We didn’t see any shade in WSNM. It looked like it could be a bit difficult to not become turned around some. They had stakes to guide some routes but so much open dunes that when on farther and farther than it seemed possible. The distances were deceiving. It was a lot fun but in high heat the rays will hit you and bounce back up into you, reflecting off the light sands.