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Places Visited -- New Mexico

Bill and Barbara Windsor's trip 'Round America covered 50 states and over 2,500 towns.

Click here to read about our visit to New Mexico: Day 19   Day 20   Day 21   Day 33   Day 34   Day 35   Day 36   Day 37

All photographs on this page are copyrighted by the New Mexico Department of Tourism, as noted in the file name of each image.

Marfa to Roswell NM Hwy Day 19 -- April 19
Loving to Carlsbad NM 285 Carlsbad Caverns; Casa de Cortez; Million Dollar Museum
Carlsbad to Lakewood NM 285  
Lakewood to Atoka NM 285  
Atoka to Artesia NM 285  
Artesia to Roswell NM 285 UFO Museum
Roswell to Truth or Consequences NM Hwy Day 20 -- April 20
Roswell to Picacho NM 285  
Picacho to Hondo NM 70 & 380  
Hondo to Lincoln NM 70 & 380  
Lincoln to Capitan NM 380  
Capitan to Carrizozo NM 380  
Carrizozo to Bingham NM   White Sands Missile Range; Valley of Fites National Recreation Area
Bingham to San Antonio NM    
San Antonio to Luis Lopez NM I-25  
Luis Lopez to Socorro NM 60  
Socorro to Oatil NM 60  
Oatil to Pie Town NM 60  
Pie Town to Oatil NM 60  
Oatil to Horse Springs NM 12  
Horse Springs to Aragon NM 12  
Aragon to Apache Center NM 12  
Apache Center to Cruzville NM 12  
Cruzville to Reserve NM 12  
Reserve to Intersection of Highway 180 NM 12  
Intersection of Highway 180 to Alma NM 12  
Alma to Glenwood NM 180  
Glenwood to Pleasanton NM 180  
Pleasanton to Buckhorn NM 180  
Buckhorn to Cliff NM 180  
Cliff to Silver City NM 180 Mining town; Silver City Museum
Silver City to Pinos Altos NM 15 Gila Scenic Byway Scenic Route; Gila National Forest; Pinos Altos Range; Continental Divide; Buckhorn Saloon = famous bar
Pinos Altos to Cherry Creek NM 15 Gila Scenic Byway Scenic Route; Pinos Altos Range; Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek to Sapillo Creek NM 15 Gila Scenic Byway Scenic Route; Sapillo Creek; Grey feathers Lodge wildlife sanctuary
Sapillo Creek to Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument NM 15 Gila Scenic Byway Scenic Route; cliff dwellings; Senator Clinton P. Anderson Scenic Overlook; Gila River Canyon; Gila Wilderness
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument to Sapillo Creek NM 15 Gila Scenic Byway Scenic Route
Sapillo Creek to Lake Roberts NM 35 Gila Scenic Byway Scenic Route; Lake Roberts; Vista Village archaeological site
Lake Roberts to Mimbres NM 35 Gila Scenic Byway Scenic Route; Mimbres River Valley
Mimbres to San Lorenzo NM 35 Gila Scenic Byway Scenic Route; Phelps Dodge Santa Rita Copper Mine
San Lorenzo to Emory Pass NM 152 Hillsboro-Kingston Ghost Towns Scenic Route; Rio Grande Valley; Caballo Reservoir; Hillsboro Peak - 10,011 feet; Sawyers Peak = 9,668 feet
Emory Pass to Kingston NM 152 Hillsboro-Kingston Ghost Towns Scenic Route; ghost town; Black Range Lodge
Kingston to Hillsboro NM 152 Hillsboro-Kingston Ghost Towns Scenic Route; Gila National Forest; ghost town; Black Range Museum
Hillsboro to Caballo NM 152  
Caballo to Las Palomas NM    
Las Palomas to Truth or Consequences NM   Town named after Truth or Consequences TV show; mineral baths
Truth or Consequences to Tucson AZ Hwy Day 21 -- April 21
Truth or Consequences to Las Palomas NM   El Camino Real Scenic Route
Las Palomas to Caballo NM   El Camino Real Scenic Route
Caballo to Arrey NM   El Camino Real Scenic Route
Arrey to Derry NM   El Camino Real Scenic Route
Derry to Garfield NM   El Camino Real Scenic Route
Garfield to Salem NM   El Camino Real Scenic Route; Cookes Range
Salem to Deming NM 26 Continental Divide; ranching and farming community; Butterfield Stage Motel; Great American Duck Race
Deming to Lordsburg NM I-10  
Lordsburg to Shakespeare NM   Ghost town
Shakespeare to Lordsburg NM    
Sedona to Gallup NM Hwy Day 33 -- May33
Sedona to Oak Creek Canyon AZ Alt 89  
Oak Creek Canyon to Flagstaff AZ Alt 89 Northern Arizona University; Museum Club; Lowell Observatory; Kathy's Café; Hotel Monte Vista
Flagstaff to Winona AZ 66 Walnut Canyon National Monument; in the song Route 66 = don't forget Winona
Winona to Two Guns AZ 66 Twin Arrows Café; Diablo Canyon; Two Guns Trading Post; Twin Arrows wood carvings
Two Guns to Meteor City AZ 66 Meteor Crater; map of Old Route 66
Meteor City to Winslow AZ 66 Corner in Eagles song = Take It Easy; Meteor Crater; Old Trails Museum; Old Tonto Drive-In theater remains; La Posada Hotel
Winslow to Joseph City AZ 66 Painted Desert; Jackrabbit Trading Post
Joseph City to Holbrook AZ 66 Wigwam Village Motel; Stewart's Petrified Wood
Holbrook to Sun Valley AZ 66 Petrified Forest National Park; Painted Desert; Hidden Cove Golf Course
Sun Valley to Navajo AZ 66 Navajo Indian Reservation; Petrified Forest National Park = 27-mile scenic drive; Newspaper Rock
Navajo to Chambers AZ 66 Navajo Indian Reservation
Chambers to Sanders AZ 66 Navajo Indian Reservation
Sanders to Houck AZ 66 Navajo Indian Reservation; Querino Canyon Bridge
Houck to Lupton AZ 66 Navajo Indian Reservation; Window Rock; Chief Yellowhorse Trading Post
Lupton to Manuelito NM 66  
Manuelito to Mentmore NM 66  
Mentmore to Allsion NM 66  
Allison to Gallup NM 66 Petrified Forest National Park; Navajo Hopi Indian Reservation; Petrified Forest Dinosaur Park; Hubbell Trading Post; Painted Desert; great neon signs; El Rancho Motel; Richardson's Cash Pawn and Trading Post; Indian Capital of the United States
Gallup to Santa Fe NM Hwy Day 34 -- May 4
Gallup to Thoreau NM 66 Continental Divide
Thoreau to Prewitt NM 66  
Prewitt to Bluewater NM 66 Route 66 Swap Meet
Bluewater to Milan NM 66 Malpais black beds of lava
Milan to Grants NM 66 Red Rock State Park; Cibola National Forest; Zuni Mountains; New Mexico Mining Museum; Ice Caves; El Morro; Inscription Rock
Grants to McCartys NM 66  
McCartys to San Fidel NM 66 Mount Taylor = 11,300 feet