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Style Tips for a Perfect Weekend in Santa Fe

With desert landscapes, stunning vistas, and unforgettable pink-orange sunsets, Santa Fe is the perfect weekend escape. Here's what to pack for a stylish Southwest getaway.

Posted by Stephanie Johnnidis on May 11, 2012 at 4:44:47 PM EDT Tagged: Packing, Clothing, New Mexico
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Best U.S. Roadtrips: 4 Great Drives

Every state boasts at least one distinctive road that tells a story about that place and its people. Most can be driven from start to finish in a day or two. Other famous historic roads actually still cross broad swatches of the country and can take weeks to travel. Here are a few of our favorites for great multi-state road trips.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on August 03, 2010 at 3:35:05 PM EDT Tagged: Community, Tennessee, Florida, New Orleans, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oregon, California
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National Parks: Fall Road Trip to the Southwest's Four Corners Region

There are so many great parks in the Southwest—Zion, Bryce, Arches, Mesa Verde, and the Grand Canyon are the most popular—it can be hard to choose which one(s) to visit. Luckily, now is the perfect time to go—and you can probably see them all, by focusing your road trip on the Four Corners region.

Posted by Cate Starmer on September 16, 2009 at 12:01:24 PM EDT Tagged: National Parks, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado
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New Mexico's Best Hiking Trails

At just about every turn in the Land of Enchantment, whether you're high in the mountains or low in a dramatic river canyon, hiking opportunities abound. Six national forests cover many thousands of acres around New Mexico, as do 34 state parks and a number of other national and state monuments and recreation areas. The ski areas make for great mountaineering during the warmer months, and the state's many Native American ruins are also laced with trails.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on May 26, 2009 at 9:47:10 AM EDT Tagged: Featured Stories, New Mexico
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The 7 Most Inspiring Sights in the American Southwest

From blazing sunsets to gigantic caverns full of bats, here's where to find the magic of the Southwest.

Posted by Fodor's Editors on May 13, 2009 at 12:11:29 PM EDT Tagged: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Mesa Verde, Arches, National Parks, Canyon de Chelly, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon National Park
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Scenic New Mexico: Snapshots from Fodor's Members

New Mexico's spectacular landscapes and crystal-clear atmosphere are an amateur photographer's dream. Many of the common scenes around the state seem tailor-made for photography sessions: terra-cotta-hued adobe buildings against azure-blue skies, dramatic rain clouds contrasting with vermilion sunsets, and so on.... It's no surprise, then, that we've received some stunning images for our "Show Us Your New Mexico" photo contest, which runs through May 15th. Here are a few that caught our eye.... Submit your photo | View a slideshow of recent entries.... Windy Point "This beautiful panoramic view was taken between Chama and Osier while riding the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad in late September 2008. I believe this was called Windy Point. Both the railroad and highway go around this mountain."
Submitted by Tbirds69
Location: Chama Area
From the Forums: "What can we really fit in with 5 days in Utah?"

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Tent Rocks Park "This is a wonderful park between Santa Fe and Albuquerque. You have to drive through...

Posted by Fodor's Editors on May 01, 2009 at 10:06:03 AM EDT Tagged: New Mexico