A Winter View Of El Morro's rock face, El Morro National Monument
El Morro National Monument averages 42 inches of snow a year and may get snow from October to May.
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- By Rebecca Latson - December 6th, 2021 4:00am
El Morro National Monument
National Parks Traveler Checklist: Petrified Forest National Park
Imagine walking along a trail scattered with sections of silicified logs splashed brilliant shades of red, orange, yellow, white, and purple. Imagine being surrounded by mesas of candy-striped blue, purple, and beige sediment layers. Imagine gazing out upon a red-, orange-, and yellow-painted badlands right next to an interstate highway. This fossil feast of color for the eyes is what you’ll see when you visit Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, located just off of Interstate 40. The Traveler’s Checklist can help you plan your trip and make the most of your time exploring the park.
- By Rebecca Latson - May 26th, 2021 2:00am
Finding Beauty And History In New Mexico’s Sandstone
There is in New Mexico a national monument that protects a headland, or bluff, that for centuries has attracted travelers seeking to quench their thirst. But even before that this place was home to an ancient culture that once touched many corners of the Southwest.
- By stratto - August 1st, 2024 1:24am
Into The Badlands Of El Morro And El Malpais National Monuments
El Morro and El Malpais national monuments preserve rugged, demanding landscapes that nevertheless attracted travelers, from ancestral Puebloans to early 20th century homesteaders. Today visitors study the signatures at El Morro, or peer into the lava tubes that worm beneath El Morro's surface. But there's also the backcountry of both that attract visitors who look for beauty, solitude, and perhaps a connection with those who came long before.
- By Barbara 'Bo' Jensen - December 2nd, 2020 5:55pm
Dark Night Skies And Gazing At Stars In The National Park System
With the growing popularity in star gazing, more and more national park units are being recognized for their dark night skies, and more interpretive programs are rising over the National Park System.
- By NPT Staff - April 25th, 2019 7:56am
First Impressions, A Reader’s Journey To Iconic Places Of The American Southwest
This is not a book for light reading. It is, though, one that takes a historical approach to examining the hallmarks of the Southwestern landscape. Canyon de Chelly, El Morro, Rainbow Bridge, Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, and the Grand Canyon are among the destinations to which we are reintroduced through the writings of the first non-natives who encountered.
- By Kurt Repanshek - February 11th, 2018 1:15am
New Mexico Kicks On Route 66
Because it runs almost 2,500 miles across the United States, there's wisdom in traveling U.S. Route 66 in bites. Such a strategy not only makes it easier to fit into the typical one- or two-week vacation, but it allows you to take a slower pace to enjoy more of the landscape both directly alongside, and nearby, this iconic highway. If your focus is the Land of Enchantment, a good guide for such a trip is New Mexico Kicks On Route 66.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 19th, 2017 12:47am
Exploring The Parks: Musings From El Morro National Monument
El Morro National Monument is one of the little gems in the crown jewels of our national parks, and even though it may not be as noticeable as its bigger cousins, it is precious just the same.
- By Lee Dalton - June 3rd, 2014 2:15am
Can You Identify These "Historic Firsts" In The National Park System?
The country's first National Historic Site celebrated its 75th anniversary earlier this month, and the occasion offers the opportunity for some fun challenges for NPS trivia buffs. Can you identify the NPS area claiming this historic "first"? How about the location of America's first National Battlefield, or the former national park that's now a national monument?
- By Jim Burnett - April 8th, 2013 11:20am
Hispanic Heritage Month Brings Travel Itineraries To National Park System, Events In The Parks
Rich Latino history can be found throughout the United States, and during Hispanic Heritage Month that history is being celebrated in the National Park System.
- By NPT Staff - September 21st, 2012 3:03am
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