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

The Rhythm of the Stress-Free Zone of Nature at the Casitas

Given a few days off from the daily grind, most of us relish the thought of spending some time at the beach or in the forest or mountains. And when one can manage to make that escape, it is rare to not return refreshed, invigorated, and inspired to once more pick up the reins and […]

November Birding in SW New Mexico

We would like to thank Ed and Betty of Columbia, Missouri. They were guests here at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses in November 2019. They had such a wonderful time birding here, that they left this amazing story in our Casita guestbook. It’s so wonderful, we just have to share it! ——————————————————————————– Our deep thanks to […]

Spring Wildflowers

2018-19 WINTER MOISTURE SUGGESTSAN ABUNDANCE OF SPRING WILDFLOWERSAt Casitas de Gila Guesthouses in Southwest New Mexico  Will Casitas de Gila Guesthouses see a Return of the Elusive-Yet-Magnificent Doubting Mariposa Lily?  Typically, Spring wildflowers at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses begin to appear in protected sunny areas during the last half of February, with a peak in […]

The Cliffside Loop Trail

EXPERIENCING THE INEFFABLE ON THE CLIFFSIDE LOOP TRAIL A Special Place of Nature within the Casitas de Gila Bear Creek Nature Preserve SPECIAL PLACES IN NATURE Within every Natural landscape there are places that are so special that they are capable of creating a deep state of awareness, well being, or sometimes even transcendence, upon […]

Reconnect with Nature at Casitas de Gila!

RECONNECTING WITH NATUREIn the Stress-Free Zone of the Bear Creek Nature Preserveat Casitas de Gila Guesthouses in Southwest New Mexico  Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find outthat going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity;and that mountain parks and reservations are usefulnot only as fountains of timber […]

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 the Southwest are marked by increased precipitation and […]

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 annual visual feast of color, light, and shadow […]

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 to 30 feet in diameter, that are typically […]

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 first Wilderness Area in the U.S. Forest Service […]

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 (GILA NATIONAL FOREST TRAIL #181) The Sheridan Corral […]