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Southwestern Guesthouses on 265 Acres
near Silver City, New Mexico
overlooking Bear Creek and the Gila Wilderness
FOLLOWING AN EXCEPTIONALLY MOIST LATE WINTER AND MARCH, AN AMAZING EXTRAVAGANCE OF RARELY-SEEN WILD FLOWERS EMERGES AT CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO THE EXCEPTIONAL 2015 BLOOMING OF SPRING FLOWERS CONTINUES The March 2015 Blog focused on the exceptional blooming of the first early
WITH THE ARRIVAL OF MARCH AN ABUNDANCE OF EARLY SPRING FLOWERING PLANTS SIGNALS THE CYCLICAL CHANGE OF SEASONS AT CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO THE FIRST WET SPRING IN SEVERAL YEARS BRINGS ON THE FLOWERS The landscape surrounding Casitas de Gila Guesthouses is classified
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
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
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
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
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
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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Michael & Becky O’Connor, Owners
50 Casita Flats Rd • PO Box 325
Gila, New Mexico 88038
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