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Southwestern Guesthouses on 265 Acres
near Silver City, New Mexico
overlooking Bear Creek and the Gila Wilderness

Casitas de Gila Nature Blog

CYCLES OF NATURE IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO

 SOME OBSERVATIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF THE EL NIÑO / LA NIÑA CLIMATIC OSCILLATION CYCLE WITHIN THE BEAR CREEK NATURE PRESERVE AT CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES CLIMATIC AFFECTS OF EL NIÑO AND LA NIÑA WINTERS ON SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO Historical records show that El Niño winters in

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Fall Color in Southwest New Mexico

FALL ENCHANTMENT IN THE GILA RIVER COUNTRY OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO Color, Light and Shadow Amongst the Floodplain Cottonwoods and Sycamores Each year between the last two weeks of October and the first two weeks in November, visitors to Casitas de Gila Guesthouses are treated to the

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Red Harvester Ants in Southwest New Mexico

THE GREATEST LITTLE BUILDERS IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST Hike almost anywhere below 6,000 feet elevation in Southern New Mexico where the ground has a few feet of soil cover, and especially where some grass is present, and you will probably come across circular, barren areas, some up

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The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

A MYSTERY WRAPPED IN STONE Many Questions, A Few Clues, Emerging Answers Part 2 of 2 The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, located 45 miles north of Silver City in the middle of the Gila Wilderness, is a unique cultural site in Southern New Mexico. Yet, despite

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The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

A MYSTERY WRAPPED IN STONE Many Questions, A Few Clues, Emerging Answers PART 1 of 2 THE GILA CLIFF DWELLINGS NATIONAL MONUMENT: ARCHEOLOGICAL GEM OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is located in the center of the Gila Wilderness at the end of

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A Hike Into the Rugged Gila Wilderness

A SPECTACULAR HIKE UP RAIN CREEK CANYON INTO THE RUGGED GILA WILDERNESS IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO The Gila Is Calling and Again I Must Go … – For All Who Have Been There – THE GILA WILDERNESS The Gila Wilderness was designated and set aside as the

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Summer Solstice in Southwest New Mexico

SUMMER SOLSTICE LIGHT AND SHADOW ON BEAR CREEKAT CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES CYCLES OF SOLSTICE ON BEAR CREEK Guests that return to Casitas de Gila Guesthouses at different times of the year will observe, while sitting in front of their Casita watching the Sunrise, that the Sun

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A Mid-Spring Hike Into the Gila Wilderness

  A MID-SPRING HIKE UP THE SHERIDAN CORRAL TRAIL INTO THE GILA WILDERNESS — A FASCINATING JOURNEY THROUGH A LANDSCAPE BORN OF ANCIENT SUPER-VOLCANO ERUPTIONS TO OBSERVE THE FOREST’S RECOVERY FROM THE GREAT WHITEWATER BALDY COMPLEX FOREST FIRE OF 2012   THE SHERIDAN CORRAL TRAIL DAY HIKE

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