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Destination Preview: New Mexico

Destination Preview: New Mexico

by Mar 30, 2025Destinations0 comments

New Mexico
New Mexico

Upcoming Location: New Mexico

Vibe (as we imagine it): “Southwestern soul with desert magic — where art, aliens, and ancient wisdom meet under impossibly big skies.”

Planned visit: We’re heading that direction at the end of April.


Why We’re Heading to New Mexico First

Truthfully, we’re only going to New Mexico for a few main objectives.

  • Visit a few friends
  • Get used to the RV (New Mexico is mostly flat.)
  • Get to Arizona

I can’t honestly say I’ve ever thought, “New Mexico sounds like a fun place to visit.” But we aren’t traveling through Utah, and you can’t get around the Rocky Mountains without going south out of Colorado.


🎯 Our Must-Do List

Here are a few hot spots we plan to visit!

  • Taos: Good vibes, hiking trails, healing spirit.
  • Very Large Array: One of my favorite movies of all time, “Contact,” starring Jodie Foster, was filmed here.
  • Bosque: Reconnecting with long-lost friends!
  • White Sands National Park: Who doesn’t want to see 275 square miles of white sand?

🛻 Our New Mexico Home (where we’re parking)

Honestly, we don’t know yet. We’ve found a few RV parks around Taos, but haven’t actually set one in stone yet. We also plan to take advantage of Harvest Hosts for a couple of overnight stays.

Once we hit Bosque, we’ll be staying with our friends, Tim & Amanda for a few days.

We will also be looking for an RV spot closer to the White Sands area, maybe on BLM land or a state park. We plan to use the RV traveler’s rule of 3 and stay wherever we land for at least 3 days.


🧠 What We’re Curious About

Although we’ve never been there, New Mexico has always held a bit of a mystic vibe for me. From its deep Native American history to the Mexican roots that lie underneath, there’s a deep sense of culture. Who knows, maybe we’ll take a little peyote trip and ask the spirit guides to choose our next destination.

New climate, new wildlife. I am an animal whisperer, and live for discovering new animals, seeing new bird species, and checking off new experiences. I want to see the scorpions glow in the dark under a UV light, and I want to see a rattlesnake (from a distance, of course.)

FOOOOOOD. Okay, I may try to stay healthy. But food is a delicacy of life that we can all enjoy. We love foods with a southwestern flair, and I have no doubts that New Mexico is going to provide some culinary surprises.


🛍️ New Mexico Businesses We’re Excited to Support

Coming Soon!


Follow Along!

We’ll be rolling into New Mexico on April 27th — follow our stories for first impressions and roadside weirdness, and hit us up if you’ve got a favorite dive bar, dispensary, or disc golf course in the area!


💬 What We’d Love to Know From You

Got a destination for us? Hit us up on Facebook and tell us the can’t miss stops along the way!


🧭 See You There

We’re heading in with open eyes, a half-full gas tank, and a belly full of overnight oats. Let’s see what New Mexico has in store.

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