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Sunset MagazineTop 10 Romantic Cottages
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Fodor's239 Great Places to Escape to Nature
RECONNECT WITH NATURE in the Stress-Free Zone of the Bear Creek Nature Preserve at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses in Southwest New Mexico! Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity; and that mountain parks and reservations are useful not […]
There’s so much history along the Mineral Creek Trail, near Alma, New Mexico! The Old West comes alive in this Pioneer Story from the WPA Federal Writers’ Project. Here is the eye-witness account of the Alma Massacre by Agnes Meader, a young girl, who was witness to a battle in Southwest New Mexico in […]
The Mineral Creek trail, located off of Route 180 in Alma, is a favorite hike of guests at Casitas de Gila. It is a beautiful hike, though one must be aware of the weather because it is a slot canyon. And there is so much history there! On September 2, 1877, the Apache Chief Victorio, […]
A High-Desert Nature Hike for guests at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses to a Mountaintop Vista Overlooking the Gila National Forest and the Gila Wilderness, in Southwest New Mexico. Hiking in Nature, regardless of where it is undertaken, is a simple pleasure that is always good for the body as well as the soul. However, […]
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 Casitas de Gila Guesthouses. Initially comprising some 70 acres, the Reserve was gradually enlarged to 265 acres. Seven miles […]
These Iconic Plants of Southern New Mexico WereNature’s Grocery Store, Pharmacy, Fabric Shop, and Hardware Storefor 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 Chihuahuan Desert landscape surrounding Casitas de Gila Guesthouses often delights […]