The route: From Taos, N.M., take U.S. 64 west to County Road CB-115/Upper Rim Road west, then New Mexico 567 west to U.S. 285 south in Carson. Turn left on Old Highway 285 to Ojo Caliente. Miles ...

This tiny town is an Old West time capsule on the New Mexico and Arizona border, with vast mountainous landscapes and a ...

White Sands is one of two national parks in New Mexico, the other being Carlsbad Caverns which we visited the day before. Spending most of its time in the National Park Service as a national monument, ...

There are times when you need some space, times when you want to get away from what is pressing you down. And you don’t want fancy, no infinity pools, no spas. What you want is some open road… ...

The route: From Taos, N.M., east on U.S. 64 through Eagle Nest and Cimarron to Raton, then New Mexico 72 to Capulin Volcano National Monument.

Visitors can get access to the canyon and the road if they buy a $25 land permit from the New Mexico State Land Office. The road will also be open during the hunting season.