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	Sierra County as described by the Encyclopedia Britannica. At the end of the entry, it mentions that, among other things, vegetables and chiles are important to the local economy. Evidently ketchup is a vegetable but chiles aren't. There are many who wouldn't argue that. The website of the Sierra Country Chamber of Commerce, with information on most of the stops on the Geronimo Trail and quite a bit more... including the proposed New Mexico Spaceport. In 1895, there didn't seem to be roads to communities like Hillsboro, Kingston, Cuchillo, Chloride, Monticello... how did that work? That's just one of the questions this map of Sierra County from an 1895 U.S. Atlas raises. In 1895, there didn't seem to be roads to communities like Hillsboro, Kingston, Cuchillo, Chloride, Monticello... how did that work? That's just one of the questions this map of Sierra County from an 1895 U.S. Atlas raises. A geologic tour book of Southwest New Mexico from The New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources offers a number of self-guided tours, some of which overlap the Geronimo Trail. Interesting stuff, including Ft. Bayard and Hanover mining district, Jurley, the Santa Rita open-pit copper mine, Las Cruces and the Butterfield Trail, Rock Hound State Park, Deming to Lordsburg along the Mimbres River and the famous mining districts of Santa Rita, Hanover, Pinos Altos, Silver City, Tyrone, and Gold Hill; the Gila National Forest and Wilderness and its many hiking trails, campgrounds, hot springs, and Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument; Deming to the Mexican border... The Silver Mine is a categorized links bonanza of websites in Southwestern New Mexico. If you've surfed our other links pages already, you've probably noticed that there's scads of links to articles hosted by Southern New Mexico Online. Is it a magazine? A tourism site? A guidebook? It's hard to say... we're just glad they're doing what they're doing. There's a lot of stuff there, and most of it is pretty darned interesting. Old West Country - "Where Fortunes Were Made, Hearts Were Broken & Dreams Fulfilled! Eighteen million acres of memorable vacations! Old West Country is a vacation region, covering the southwest one-fourth of the state of New Mexico. We offer you mountain streams and vistas, lakes, fiestas and solitude, outstanding sunsets, multi-cultural hospitality and history. You'll find the best bargain in a vacation year-round." New Mexico's Southwest gets a fine exposition from New Mexico Magazine's website. Includes a calendar of events. "Southwestern New Mexico Hiking Guide with Pictures and Maps" is what it says, and that about sums it up. A nice-looking and informative set of pages from www.swparks.com. Sports & Outdoors from the New Mexico Department of Tourism talks about things like Skiing & Winter Sports; Camping, Hiking, Caving & Climbing; Biking; Lakes & Boating; Rivers, Rafting, & Kayaking; Horseback Riding & Rodeo; Hunting & Fishing; Golf; and even Hot Air Ballooning, Hang Gliding and Soaring. Still think a trip to New Mexico sounds boring? We've given a lot of links about Southwestern New Mexico; what about the other quarter of the southern half of the state? Is there anything there? There sure is! Southeastern New Mexico has a website detailing its own fascinating places and people. Enjoy the nature, history, and culture of southern New Mexico - but don't disturb the natural, historical, and cultural sites. Do not remove, destroy, or deface anything on any site; strict laws protect artifacts on State, Federal, Indian, and private lands. Buying, selling, trading, or transporting these stolen items is also illegal. Please report looting and vandalism to federal land management authorities or the local sheriff. Hide all traces of your travels as the Apache hid their passing so these wildlands may remain unspoiled, the historical sites may remain true to their history, and the developed sites may remain clean and pleasant. Thank you.
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	A friendly bit of advice: Don't drink and drive. Not here, not anywhere. But if you're thinking about driving under the influence in New Mexico, you should know that we have some of the strictest penalties for impaired driving in the country. You can be convicted of DWI if your ability to drive is impaired to the slightest degree by drugs or alcohol... and there are random checkpoints throughout the state - anyplace - where every vehicle is stopped. Read the full scoop. OK? OK. Thanks. The is the big one, the mother of all New Mexico Tourism sites: The Official Website of the NM Department of Tourism. You can request an excellent - and free - vacation guide, explore the state region by region, watch movies, and lots more. Strongly recommended. New Mexico's Blue Book is a hodge-podge of information careening from cultural history to governmental contacts, from trivia to vital statistics. Brought to you by the New Mexico Secretary of State website. In a similar presentation, a heap of info from the mundane to the arcane is presented by 50states.com. The Fast Facts and Trivia has some particularly interesting bits. In a sort of cross-pollination of public service and commerce, NewMexicom provides links in a wide range of categories to New Mexico goods and services. The official website of the State of New Mexico provides more interesting and useful tourist information than might first be apparent. Digging around a little bit can be rewarding. New Mexico Magazine On-line will further whet your appetite for the scenery, history, culture, and other offerings - often surprising ones - of the Land of Enchantment. New Mexico's Cultural Treasures: "Here you will find a comprehensive database of New Mexico's Museums, Parks, and Monuments. Photos, major collections and up-to-date calendars are all available. You may also view information by region, collection dates, type of institution, affiliation, or name." "New Mexico CultureNet is dedicated to creating increased access to information for, about and relating to New Mexico. Our definition of culture includes crafts, language and folkways as well as literature, fine and applied art, music and drama, and the works of various other media. Our way of working is inclusive, reflecting New Mexico's ethnic, geographic, generational and economic diversity." Discover New Mexico is a wide-ranging collection of links compiled by REDTT - Rural Economic Development Through Tourism. Needless to say, they approach things from a rather different perspective than many other New Mexico tourism and information sites. WebAccess New Mexico is "A Travel Guide for People With Disabilities" that may leave people with disabilities wondering why it was targeted at them. There just doesn't seem to be a whole lot in there that's any more pertinent to someone with a disability as to someone without. That said, it's a pretty good general site for everyone in general. Tips for Travelers with Disabilities from the New Mexico Department of Tourism website, however, may have some real value for the targeted audience. (Similarly, we've tried to specifically state in our own website which facilities meet handicap-accessibility laws. We hope that's helpful.) The National Park Service website provides information on all of America's National Parks and Monuments, of which New Mexico offers fourteen. The Public Lands Information Center includes information about Bureau of Land Management lands, National Forests, National Parks, State Lands, Wildlife Refuges, Lakes and Reservoirs. Find site information, and obtain maps, books, and recreation permits. A statewide collection of New Mexico maps is provided by Southern New Mexico Online. Additional maps of New Mexico and more courtesy southwest-usa.com. Enjoy the nature, history, and culture of New Mexico - but don't disturb the natural, historical, and cultural sites. Do not remove, destroy, or deface anything on any site; strict laws protect artifacts on State, Federal, Indian, and private lands. Buying, selling, trading, or transporting these stolen items is also illegal. Please report looting and vandalism to federal land management authorities or the local sheriff. Hide all traces of your travels as the Apache hid their passing so these wildlands may remain unspoiled, the historical sites may remain true to their history, and the developed sites may remain clean and pleasant. Thank you.
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	\|Exposition:« About Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway » « The History of The Area and Its Early Inhabitants » « Geronimo » « Festivals » \|Zone 1 South:« Truth or Consequences » « Williamsburg » « Las Palomas » « Caballo » « Caballo Lake » « Percha Dam » \|Zone 2:« Hillsboro » « Lake Valley » « Kingston » « Gila National Forest » « Black Range Mountains » « City of Rocks » « Santa Rita » « San Lorenzo » \|Zone 3:« Mimbres » « Gila National Forest » « Gila Wilderness » « Lake Roberts » « Gila Hot Springs » « Gila Cliff Dwellings » « Aldo Leopold Wilderness » « Wall Lake » « Beaverhead Work Center »\| \|Zone 4:« Winston » « Chloride » « Cuchillo » « Placita » « Monticello » \|Zone 1 North:« Elephant Butte » « Elephant Butte Lake State Park » « Engle » \|Beyond:« Greater Southern New Mexico » « Greater New Mexico »