Racing the Chama Chili Ski Classic

February 17, 2013 by Diane Berry · Leave a Comment

In my previous post, I wrote about discovering the 40th Annual Chama Chili Ski Classic, held over Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend, January 19-21, 2013. Terry and Ryan eagerly planned to compete as a training race for the 52K American Birkebeiner, held each February in Wisconsin. Learning all that was planned for the weekend and [...]

Tagged: Family Camping, family winter, outdoor winter activities, southwest camping, things to see and do in the southwest, winter activities, winter in the southwest

A Lovely Fall Campground

October 31, 2012 by Diane Berry · Leave a Comment

One lovely October weekend, we happened upon the Columbine Canyon near Red River, NM. To access the trailhead for our hike, we had to hike through the Columbine Canyon Campground, one of the loveliest, natural forest campgrounds we have ever seen. Regular readers of this blog will know I am a fan of the simple, [...]

Tagged: camping in the southwest, fall camping, Family Camping, things to see and do in the southwest