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NEW MEXICO
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New Mexico
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WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK
New Mexico isn’t all desert, the state has five national forests and is home to the southern end of the Rockie Mountains – it even has eight ski resorts – while the mighty Rio Grande River carves through the state north to south. Having said that, probably the most amazing landscape in New Mexico is part of the Chihuahuan Desert. The dazzling dunes of White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world - gypsum being a substance that, unlike sand, dissolves in water. Other natural wonders include the fertile meadows and streams of Valles Caldera National Preserve, the site of one of America’s three super volcanoes and the tipi-shaped formations of Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.
Road trip
New Mexico begs for a road trip. The High Road between Taos and Santa Fe passes wind-carved badlands and high desert strewn with bushy piñon and juniper, the Jemez Mountains in the distance. And the Turquoise Trail takes in ex-mining towns, now quirky artists’ colonies and graveyards for rusted 1950s Americana.
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This southwest state, littleknown by British travellers, got a boost when it was the location for a TV series about a teacher and his expupil making class-A drugs. Breaking Bad’s portrayal of New Mexico is less than salubrious but it shows off the spectacular desert. In reality, the state offers far more diverse landscapes and a rich culture blending spiritual Native American roots with colonial Spanish history.
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