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A quick overnight camping trip to the Spanish Peaks with someone.

One of the most interesting areas of the Rockies, to me,  is the area of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. And artificial state boundary may separate this area, but it is a distinct area none- the-less.

The  unique mix of Native, Spanish and Anglo culture makes for an area that is chock full of history and having a deep culture that is always wonderful to visit.   And the scenery is often sublime. A mix of the desert southwest with some high Rockies terrain thrown in..often with mere tens of miles from each other.

I love this area: The food, the history, the culture, the scenery…and I enjoy returning when I can.

My someone and I wanted to get away this weekend. She did not want to do a backpacking trip, but a camping and hiking trip with perhaps a little site seeing thrown in.

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