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Southwestern Guesthouses on 265 Acres
near Silver City, New Mexico
overlooking Bear Creek and the Gila Wilderness
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CYCLES OF NATURE IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO

December 31, 2015

 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 … Continue reading →

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Fall Color in Southwest New Mexico

November 30, 2015

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 … Continue reading →

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Red Harvester Ants in Southwest New Mexico

October 25, 2015

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 … Continue reading →

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A Hike Into the Rugged Gila Wilderness

July 25, 2015

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 … Continue reading →

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CASITAS DE GILA
Guesthouses • Art Gallery • Nature Preserve

575-535-4455
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Michael & Becky O'Connor, Owners
50 Casita Flats Rd • PO Box 325
Gila, New Mexico 88038

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