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$50+A longtime Rio Grande outfitter running guided whitewater rafting trips from mellow floats to Class IV-V whitewater near Taos.
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Ghost Ranch
280 Private Drive 1708 · Abiquiu, NM
Why you should go…
Ghost Ranch is a 21,000-acre retreat and education center of rock walls and vivid color about 65 miles northwest of Santa Fe. Georgia O'Keeffe kept a summer home here and painted the landscape, with Cerro Pedernal often appearing in her work. A day pass covers the hiking trails, a labyrinth, and two museums, one of them showing Triassic fossils from three nearby quarries. The Kitchen Mesa Trail leads to the quarry where hundreds of Coelophysis dinosaur skeletons were found.
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- #georgia o'keeffe
- #red rock scenery
- #fossil museum
- #retreat center
Good to know
General sport & outdoor guidance
Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.
Weather calls the shots
Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.
Shoes, water, sun cover
The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.
Parking and launches fill early
On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.
Daylight shrinks in shoulder season
Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.
What's around here?
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