New Mexico is called the land of enchantment, no where is that name more apt than in the wild and remote San Mateo Mountains and Cibola national forest in southern New Mexico.
Finding the route
Rough country, " travel not recommended"
Wide open spaces
The road is fantastic, with endless, breathtaking scenery and treacherous terrain to negotiate
Huge view
Photo op
Mt. Withington, we couldn't have asked for more dramatic, beautiful weather
View from the fire watch tower
-- John Muir
"In God's wildness lies the hope of the world - the great fresh, unblighted, unredeemed wilderness."
Part of a herd of elk we saw, there must have been 40 - 60 of them in the group
Classic New Mexico
Gateway to the San Mateos, Monticello Box
Entering the box
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