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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

The Paradise Overlook Mountain Trail

A HIGH-DESERT NATURE HIKE TO A MOUNTAINTOP VISTA OVERLOOKING THE GILA WILDERNESS IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AT CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES A VIEW FROM THE TOP Hiking in Nature, regardless of where it is undertaken, is a simple pleasure that is always good for the body as

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The Great Snow of January 2015

AN EXCEPTIONAL SNOWFALL THAT TRANSFORMED CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES INTO A WINTER WONDERLAND WINTER CLIMATE IN THE SOUTHWEST: CONTROLLING FACTORS, AVERAGES, AND EXCEPTIONS The average Winter snowfall received at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses and Southwest New Mexico is a function of several factors, including: the large scale

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A Magnificent Southwest Landscape

TURTLE ROCK: CENTERPIECE OF A MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPE IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO Sacred Site of the Mogollon People, Craggy Stronghold for the Apache, Landmark for the Pioneers, Gateway to Bear Creek, and Nature’s Monument to Beauty TURTLE ROCK: NATURE’S GIFT DOWN THROUGH THE AGES We do not know

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A Hike Up Sacaton Creek

HIKING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ANCIENT ONES IN THE MOGOLLON MOUNTAINS OF THE GILA WILDERNESS A Thanksgiving Holiday Hike Up Sacaton Creek in the Mogollon Mountains of Southwest New Mexico THE MOGOLLON MOUNTAINS: ANCIENT LAND BORN OF FIRE Just a few miles north of Casitas de

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The Desert Dry Wash or Arroyo

THE DESERT DRY WASH (aka Arroyo): AN ICONIC LANDFORM OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST An Exploration into the Natural History of the Dry Wash Trail at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses in Southwest New Mexico THE DESERT DRY WASH OR ARROYO: ICONIC LANDFORM OF OUR WESTERN CINEMATIC FANTASIES For

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A Southwest New Mexico Flash Flood

THE GREAT BEAR CREEK FLASH FLOOD OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 Documenting a Major Flash Flood on Bear Creek at Casitas de Gila Guesthousescaused by Remnants of Hurricane Odile in Southwest New Mexico   THE SETUP: HURRICANE ODILE MAKES LANDFALLON MEXICO’S BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA On Sunday night, September 14,

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Southwest Hummingbirds & Butterflies

A SUPER ABUNDANCE OF HIGH DESERT NECTAR SLURPERS ABOUNDWITHIN THE BEAR CREEK NATURE PRESERVE August is High Season for Hummingbirds and Butterfliesat Casitas de Gila Guesthouses THE BEAR CREEK NATURE PRESERVE In 1999, the Bear Creek Nature Preserve was created and set aside in Bear Creek Canyon at

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YUCCA, SOTOL, AND BEARGRASS

These Iconic Plants of Southern New Mexico Were Nature’s Grocery Store, Pharmacy, Fabric Shop, and Hardware Store for the Native Americans of Southwest New Mexico SHOWTIME IN THE HIGH CHIHUAHUAN DESERT Beginning sometime in June, and generally peaking in early July, the Juniper and Piñon dominated High

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