* Guidebook to 61 hikes your children can do* Hikes near urban areas including Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, Carlsbad, and Los Cruces* Includes ideas on keeping children engaged and having fun on the trailThe trails in Best Hikes with Children in New Mexico, 2nd Ed. are chosen for kid appeal: they feature things to do and see along the way, whether it be a waterfall slide, a tadpole pool, or a mysterious cave lined with petroglyphs. Trips are rated by age range and difficulty. Turnaround points - convenient and scenic places to shorten the hike and still feel satisfied - are noted.

This comprehensive guide to New Mexico's wild lands includes not only such well-known areas as the Gila and Pecos wildernesses, but also lesser-known regions such as Latir Peaks, Apache Kid, and Bisti De-na-zin wildernesses. It also provides an inventory of the state's more than 50 "wilderness study areas" -- the wilderness areas of the future. With text by New Mexico author Bob Julyan and illustrated with pictures by Tom Till, one of the Southwest's finest outdoor photographers, the book provides a richly colored portrait of New Mexico's wilderness heritage, including suggestions for hikers and insights into each area's unique natural and human history.

A FUN GUIDE TO THE 40 BEST THINGS TO DO AND PLACES TO GO WITH KIDS AND GRANDKIDS IN SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO Santa Fe is consistently ranked as one of the most desirable and beautiful cities to visit in the country. USA Today voted the city in December 2013 to be the best city in the U.S. for shopping. It is also the second largest art market after New York City and has 429 restaurants. Do you typically spend hours on your tablet or smart phone searching for kid friendly activities when you travel? Put those devices away... all you need when you visit Santa Fe, New Mexico with your kids is this book. Find out the 20 Best kid Friendly Restaurants and the 40 Most Fun Places to Go with Children in Santa Fe. Includes address AND phone number with each listing! From the best children's museums where Hollywood actresses and actors take their children when visiting Santa Fe, to the best hikes, indoor pools, ice skating rink, playgrounds and skateboard park. With 429 restaurants in Santa Fe, this guide also covers the best non fast food kid friendly restaurants. Avoid tantrums and meltdowns by choosing restaurants that your children will love! Activities are organized by Indoor and Outdoor Places to Go as well as by Season Some of our favorite things to do that are covered in this book include: -A giant rock that looks like a camel on one side and ET on the other. -Ski lessons and snowboard lessons for kids 3 and older. -Explore Pueblo Indian caves and climb Indian ladders. -The 4 best kid friendly museums in a city with more than 10 museums. -Best ghost walks for teenagers and adults. -White water rafting for children 4 and older. -Where to find prairie dogs? -Free concerts. -A hidden bug and oddity museum. -Best rodeo...and more All of these recommendations will provide you with many photo opportunities for your children that will give you and them lasting memories of your fabulous trip. If you are traveling to Santa Fe, New Mexico with children then you must purchase this book today!

The first guide to hiking the gorgeous landscape of New Mexico gets even better with this new edition. Veteran hiker and outdoor writer Craig Martin offers a remarkable variety of terrain to explore: from the Chihuahuan Desert in the south to extraordinary alpine lakes in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the north. Learn about the history of old mining camps, homesteads, and ghost towns. Experience stunning scenery such as hot springs, waterfalls, badlands, ancient settlements, and more. Book jacket.

An experienced outdoors writer, naturalist, and family camper, Christina M. Selby offers families an in-depth guide to experiencing the natural splendors of New Mexico in New Mexico Family Outdoor Adventure. With more than eighty destinations throughout the state, the Land of Enchantment offers abundant opportunities for exploration with hiking, biking, camping, skiing, wildlife watching, fishing, climbing, outdoor cultural activities, and more. Parents, grandparents, children, tweens, and teenagers will enjoy the activities and locations that Selby has enjoyed with her family and features throughout the book. Organized geographically, with easy-to-use maps, the guide explores every corner of the state with detailed descriptions and beautiful photography of trails, campsites, rivers, and lakes. At each location, every outdoor activity is graded in terms of difficulty and age-appropriateness, so you'll know exactly the right activities for every member of your family. Whether you're planning your first family adventure or are an experienced outdoors family, pick a destination and get outside. What are you waiting for?

The landscape of New Mexico inspires a sense of peace, awe, and grandeur unlike any other state -- and it contains some of the country's most remote and unexplored natural areas. For day hikers, campers, or backpackers planning a long trek, this guide is absolutely essential for charting your way through this rugged and dramatic landscape. Well-known writer Bob Julyan's precise and entertaining prose, combined with Tom Till's extraordinary photographs, lead the reader through hundreds of miles of breathtaking scenery.

New Mexico is famous for its high mountains, Indian ruins, sand dunes, and stark deserts. Hikes in the state offer everything from lush alpine lakes in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to rugged wilderness canyons in Carlsbad Caverns National Park. This revised edition of Hiking New Mexico gives you the information you need to plan your customized trip to the Land of Enchantment with more than 90 of the state’s best hikes, mile-by-mile directional cues and detailed directions to the trailheads, and information on distance and difficulty for each trail. This guide leads you through New Mexico’s mountains, deserts, caves, and canyons. Climb Wheeler Peak, the state’s highest, and enjoys views deep into Colorado, go underground in the lava tubes of El Malpais National Monument, and hike for days through the lush woodland of the Gila Wilderness in complete solitude. Look inside to find: Hikes suited to every ability Full-color maps and photos throughout GPS coordinates Directions to the trailhead Difficulty ratings, best seasons to hike, and much more