Links will be added continually when viable, working sites are discovered that lend useful substance to the intent of this Las Cruces & New Mexico places of interest site.
  • History • Home Page Southern New Mexico Points of Interest Historical Columbus, New Mexico • Historic Buildings of Columbus • Another site of interest to history: the Sirocco Saddle Ranch that also has links to Columbus and some nice pictures of the ranch, the inhabitants, and scenes of the area.  Gila River Southwestern New Mexico • Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument • Gran Quivera, near Mountainair, NM • Giggling Star, Jemez Springs, NM • Jemez Mission, Jemez Springs, NM |
Points of Interest near Las Cruces, New Mexico • Bear Mountain Lodge  Directions from Las
Cruces, New MexicoTake Interstate 10 west to Deming, NM. Exit to US 180 north to Silver City. Once in Silver City continue on US 180. (Note: US 180 takes a right turn at Mr. Ed's Do-It Center.) Turn right (north) on Alabama St. (This becomes Cottage San Road) Travel north 2.8 miles and the road to Bear Mountain Lodge is marked to your left.  At the
northern end of the Chihuahuan Desert lies a mountain ringed valley
called the Tularosa Basin. Rising from the heart of this basin is one
of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of
New Mexico. Here, great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed
275 square miles of desert and have created the world's largest gypsum
dune field. Click
on logo to be taken
to the site.  • New Mexico Places in photos...quite extensive • New Mexico Places in the Heart...with good links • Indigenous Peoples of New Mexico...quite extensive info • The Photography of Robert Chavez...a MUST  •
The Photography
of Mary
Saxton Griffin...a MUSTRock Hound State
Park (southwestern New Mexico in the Florida Mountains) Spring with rare poppies in bloom ©Photo by Mary Sexton Griffin  • AmericanSouthwest.net
features additional places in NM with photos and short descriptions. Includes an interactive map. |
 Despite the fact that Deming,
New Mexico does not gain its
heritage from Spanish settlers and was only established in the 1800s,
it is also rich in history. First established as a railroad town,
settlers who came afterwards left a treasure of Victorian and Craftsman
buildings as well as a legacy that is captured by Deming's museums,
walking
tours,
and area attractions.
Among the more interesting facts about Deming, New Mexico, is the
number of students who have graduated from high school in its 150 years
of history. The class
of 1966 is
an example. |
  For
much of the 20th Century, at least,
another mother
road like El Camino Real was Route 66. It bisected the upper half of
New Mexico and the association newsletter you can access by clicking on
the above logo provides many hours of reminiscing for such history as
"The Mother Road" provides. If you're a Baby Boomer, you're bound to
have seen if not loved the television series of the same name. There's
more about the Association, here. http://www.rt66nm.org/ http://reta.nmsu.edu:16080/route66/ is another Route 66 site with rich detail, including short film clips. |