There is at least one thing, just a little thing called the Carlsbad Caverns, in White’s City, that you could spend 3 days hiking in and just cover the area around the entrance, which is filled with majestical and mystical caves full of color, ponds, climbing, shimmering curtains and spikes that are an endless display of God’s wonder. It’s indescribible…and that is just the first 3 days worth. I ran out of time to make it further in exploring the caves, but it was magical.
The 8 million + bats that shoot out in a steady stream at dusk is quite a display as well. The black plume paints a moving swoosh through the sky that goes deep into Mexico and it doesn’t end for hours and you can’t see the beginning in the dark of the cave, nor the end in the distant view in the sky.

Oh yah, I think the caves are underneath most of the state of New Mexico and a long way into Texas, so it would definitely take some time to trek through those.

I didn’t have much time in New Mexico, after I spent it all in a historical pueblo village for photography and the night sky view is the best in the U.S…it’s why they have the largest sky observatory there. I did see a lot of great things on my way through, awesome artwork on roadways that you can’t see in many other states.

In my week there I had plenty to do, see and smell.
Maybe you just missed something that turned your crank. But there is plenty there and I never even made it to the destinations I had planned…so someday I will return.

Oh yah, there was this great little restaurant I ate in for 3 days in a row at the end of each day hiking the caves…great food and wonderful customer service. I met a lady that worked there and she was so friendly to me, she treated me like a friend, that’s another thing you might not find on every trip in other states.