New Mexico Journey Guide: A Driving & Hiking Guide to Ruins, Rock Art, Fossils & Formations - Paperback

Get the all-in-one guidebook to New Mexico's ancient ruins, secret canyons, hidden waterfalls, mysterious petroglyphs, and exotic places.

It's out there. Go find it! The New Mexico Journey Guide is your resource to discovering the best of New Mexico. Written by Jon Kramer and Julie Martinez, with illustrations by Vernon Morris, this informative and witty guide leads you to the most amazing sites and scenery that the Land of Enchantment can offer.

The New Mexico Journey Guide presents 49 destinations that are worth a journey, and each is given a rating (from "boring" to "shazzam") in at least one of three categories: archaeology, geology, or paleontology. Visit Chaco Culture National Historical Park, the premier archaeological site in New Mexico and one of the finest in the world. Delve into prehistory at Clayton Lake State Park, where hundreds of dinosaur tracks were revealed by a flood in 1982. Make your way into the crowning glory of America's underground at Carlsbad Canverns National Park. Jon's honest and fair rating system ensures that you find the places that are right for you and your interests.

Book Features

• Informative and entertaining guide to New Mexico's archaeology, geology, and paleontology


• Complete details on 49 sites, including driving directions


• Full-color photography and amazing illustrations


• Jon's candid tips that help you see the sites through experienced eyes