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Southwestern Guesthouses on 265 Acres
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Category Archives: Gila National Forest

THE BEAUTY OF A MID-WINTER HIKE IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO

January 27, 2014

  EXPERIENCING JANUARY LIGHT AND SHADOW ALONG MINERAL CREEK Southwest New Mexico: A Hiker’s Paradise One of the great things about Southwestern New Mexico is that one has access to incredible hiking opportunities almost 365 days a year. With over … Continue reading →

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A HIKE UP LITTLE DRY CREEK IN THE GILA FOREST

November 30, 2013

 A THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY HIKE UP LITTLE DRY CREEK IN THE MOGOLLON MOUNTAINS OF THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO Finding Nature’s Treasure Where Early Miners and Prospectors Toiled A HIKE FOR THE OVERINDULGENT The day after Thanksgiving dawned … Continue reading →

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FOREST FIRES & CYCLES OF NATURAL CHANGE IN THE GILA WILDERNESS

September 26, 2013

 THE WHITEWATER-BALDY COMPLEX FIRE:LARGEST FOREST FIRE IN NEW MEXICO’S RECORDED HISTORY It was early on the afternoon of May 16, 2012 while taking the trash from Casitas de Gila Guesthouses to the Gila transfer station, that one first noticed the … Continue reading →

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Hiking New Mexico’s Gila River

July 14, 2012

 Hiking the Mogollon Box Trail — Gateway to the Gila Wilderness A short six miles upstream from the communities of Gila and Cliff, New Mexico, the Gila River exits the soaring mountains and rugged canyons of the Mogollon Range of the … Continue reading →

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Gila, New Mexico 88038

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