Gila National Forest Grapevine Campsite in Silver City, NM .
This was a one nighter at the Gila National forest Grapevine campsite in NM. The day we visited, it was pretty packed! We where able to get the last campsite in the park, so if you plan on going make sure you get there super early or a day before to reserve a good spot (we arrived on a Sat. at around 10am.)
The park is not the cleanest and only has 2 restrooms for a bunch of people. The kids had a blast playing in the river, it was nice getting away from the heat.
Entrance Fee: $0
Rate: 8/10
Gila National Forest - Silver City, New Mexico
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Blackjack NF campground,Buckhorn NM, Silver City NM, Gila National Forest
crossing into AZ, the mountains and forest of the Apache National Forest are some of the most beautiful I've visited so far
Gila National Forest New Mexico to Truth or Consequences New Mexico | RV Living
This week we drove through Gila National Forest in New Mexico all the way to Truth or Consequences New Mexico! It was such a random treat to drive through Gila National Forest and let Ellie see a small amount of snow for the first time! She thought it was delicious! Deborah drove our baby RV through huge mountains and some hairy situations like a champ, she is such a natural.
We made lots of stops along the way, Ellie got to see Percha Creek Bridge and she loved it so much she tried to stay ????! Order some of her favorite snack ????here:
When we finally made it to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico we found an amazing spot called Point Blanc Winery and Taproom and Bowling Alley and Arcade and Live Music, they seriously had everything! Michael kicked Deborah's butt at bowling and we ate delicious pizza and some tasty New Mexico craft beers. We played seriously 9 or 10 games of bowling because it was so cheap (1$! a game)!
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico was such a fun and random place to stop we had a blast there and highly suggest you check it out.
A little bit about Gila National Forest:
The Gila National Forest is a protected national forest in New Mexico in the southwestern part of the United States established in 1905. It covers approximately 2,710,659 acres (1,096,965 ha) of public land, making it the sixth largest National Forest in the continental United States. The Forest also manages that part of the Apache National Forest that is in New Mexico which totals an additional 614,202 acres for a total of 3.3 million acres managed by the Gila National Forest. Part of the forest, the Gila Wilderness, was established in 1924 as the first designated wilderness reservation by the U.S. federal government. Aldo Leopold Wilderness and the Blue Range Wilderness are also found within its borders. (The Blue Range Primitive Area lies within Arizona in the neighboring Apache National Forest.)
A little bit about Truth or Consequences, New Mexico:
Truth or Consequences is a city in and the county seat of Sierra County, New Mexico, United States. In 2012, the population was 6,411. It is commonly known within New Mexico as T or C. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
The first bath in the area was built at John Cross Ranch over Geronimo Springs in the late 1800s. However, major settlement did not begin until the construction of Elephant Butte Dam and Reservoir in 1912; the dam was completed in 1916. Elephant Butte Dam was a part of the Rio Grande Project, an early large-scale irrigation effort authorized under the Reclamation Act of 1902. In 1916, the town was incorporated as Hot Springs. It became the Sierra County seat in 1937.
Originally named Hot Springs, the city changed its name to Truth or Consequences, the title of a popular NBC Radio program. In March 1950, Ralph Edwards, the host of the radio quiz show Truth or Consequences, announced that he would air the program on its 10th anniversary from the first town that renamed itself after the show; Hot Springs won the honor, officially changing its name on March 31, 1950 (the program broadcast from there the following evening, April 1). Edwards visited the town during the first weekend of May for the next 50 years. This event was called Fiesta and included a beauty contest, a parade, and a stage show. The city still celebrates Fiesta each year during the first weekend of May. The parade generally features area celebrities such as the Hatch Chile Queen. Fiesta also features a dance in Ralph Edwards Park.
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PARKS | Gila National Forest | New Mexico PBS
- Explore on horseback our nations first proclaimed wilderness, New Mexicos Gila National Forest, from the unique perspective of your guide Joe Saenz, a Chiricahua Apache Indian and owner of WolfHorse Outfitters.
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Travel Guide New Mexico tm Gila Cliff Dwellings, Silver City , New Mexico
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument offers a glimpse of the homes and lives of the people of the Mogollon culture who lived in the Gila Wilderness from the 1280s through the early 1300s. The surroundings probably look today very much like they did when the cliff dwellings were inhabited. The monument is surrounded by the Gila National Forest and lies at the edge of the Gila Wilderness, the nation's first designated wilderness area. This designation means that the wilderness character of the area will not be altered by roads or other evidence of human presence. Hiking in the Gila and Aldo Leopold Wilderness areas is a popular activity in the area. There are also several popular hot springs nearby. The closest, Lightfeather, is a twenty-minute walk from the Visitor Center. The most popular is Jordan, a 6- or 8-mile hike from the Visitor Center, depending upon the trailhead used.
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A Tour of Silver City New Mexico
A Tour of Silver City New Mexico, wonderful place full of cultural and physical geography and history!
Stream in the Gila National Forest
I've wanted to record the sound of water in a stream for a long time, but I wanted to do so where I could put the mic in the middle of the stream/river and record in two directions at once, front and back, which my Zoom H2 mic lets me do. I found such a place in the Upper Gallinas Campground in the Gila Wilderness between Kingston and Silver City, New Mexico. There was a log across the stream there, wide enough to fit my small tripod and mic. I set the microphone to recording and walked away. Then, tragedy! Not 10 seconds later I heard a splash as my mic tipped over and fell right into the water!
My first thought: Well, that hobby was fun while it lasted.
And here I have to give credit to the engineers at Zoom. I retrieved my mic and watched in agony as water literally poured out of it -- but it was still recording! I did the best I could to dry it out, meaning I waved it around in the air to shake the water out, then blew on it, then set it in the sun for a bit. And darn if that little guy didn't turn right back on again, ready for business! I was not going to let its fortitude be for naught, so I set it up once more, but this time held the tripod in place myself. This recording is the result.
Someday I'll release an outtakes reel of FAIL recordings, which will include the sounds of the mic falling into the water (and my NSFW exclamations in reaction), the owl attack in the prairie church that sent me crashing through an old floor (and ditto my NSFW exclamations there), several instances of mic dropping, horny flies trying to mate with the windscreen, and various other audio foul-ups, bleeps, and blunders.
For now though, here are the docile sounds of a southern New Mexico forest stream.
Riding Through Gila National Forest New Mexico
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Catwalk Trail, Whitewater Canyon, Gila National Forest, New Mexico
Carole Thody in the hanging walkway of the Catwalk Trail along Whitewater Canyon, Gila National Forest, New Mexico. Still photos from this 2010 road trip through Texas, New Mexico and Arizona at:
#Geronimo Birthplace Monument by the Gila Cliff Dwellings New Mexico
Geronimo Birthplace Monument by the Gila Cliff Dwellings New Mexico. The famous Apache warrior, who although was never a chief, is remembered perhaps as one of the most famous Indian’s of North American modern history. We have all yelled it before jumping into a lake from a rock or cliff, GERONIMOOOO! Now I was blessed enough to see his birth country, right there in the Gila National Park in New Mexico. #Geronimo #indian #Apache #newmexico
“Honoring an Apache Warrior
Memorial Project for Geronimo Helps Mark Public Lands Day
GILA WILDERNESS, N.M., Sept. 19 -- Almost 7,000 feet high in the middle of the country's first preserved wilderness, before the cement was mixed and the rocks and mortar were laid, this volunteer project started with an it'edjidile, a blessing, in the language of the Apache.
Harlyn Geronimo, a medicine man and the great-grandson of the Chiricahua Apache warrior Geronimo, prayed, raising fingertips smeared with the yellow pollen of the river cattail to a gray, overcast sky.” Read full source:
Here is where we stayed, which is near the cliff dwellings. It also has, across the street, an entire walled memorial to the Apache’s and a lot more about Geronimo.
Here is a bit more on this legend:
Geronimo (Mescalero-Chiricahua: Goyaałé ) the one who yawns; June 16, 1829 – February 17, 1909) was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe. From 1850 to 1886 Geronimo joined with members of three other Chiricahua Apache bands—the Tchihende, the Tsokanende and the Nednhi—to carry out numerous raids as well as resistance to US and Mexican military campaigns in the northern Mexico states of Chihuahua and Sonora, and in the southwestern American territories of New Mexico and Arizona.
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In his old age, Geronimo became a celebrity. He appeared at fairs, including the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, where he reportedly rode a ferris wheel and sold souvenirs and photographs of himself. However, he was not allowed to return to the land of his birth. He died at the Fort Sill hospital in 1909.[8] He was still a prisoner of war. He is buried at the Fort Sill Indian Agency Cemetery surrounded by the graves of relatives and other Apache prisoners of war.”
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The Gila wilderness is vast, still to this day. Stories of killer bears and mountain lions, not too mention the snakes and big game, still echo about around campfires. Not too long ago, a man was eaten alive by a mountain lion, right near where we camped while there!
By the way, here is the nice RV campground we hunkered down at. The hot springs down the street, by the river were great!
Gila Hot Springs RV Park
34-48 Airstrip Rd, Silver City, NM 88061 Airstrip Rd, Silver City, NM 88061, USA
The famous Indian of the Apache tribes, Geronimo at his Birthplace Monument by the Gila Cliff Dwellings in New Mexico.
ABC-7's Paul Cicala Reports: Hiking & History at Gila National Forest In New Mexico.
KVIA ABC-7 continues his series of travel and visiting gems in the border southwest. Cicala hikes through Indian Cliff Dwellings near Pinos Altos, New Mexico and Silver City.
Silver City, New Mexico
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Silver City, New Mexico
Silver City is a gem in Southwest New Mexico with forest recreation, a vibrant historic downtown, art community, and dozens of festivals and events. Silver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat and the home of Western New Mexico University. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,315. In 2015 the population was estimated to be 10,004.
The Upper Scorpion Campground - Gila National Forest, New Mexico
We had the place to ourselves! ...and it was absolutely free, no reservations, no permit fees!
Vlog 10 2-2017 Gila National Forest New Mexico
Gila National Forest, located in western New Mexico, is comprised of 3.3 million acres. There are 23 developed campgrounds and the camp ground that stayed at was Meza camp ground. it had about 30 sites with about half with hookups, electricity and water $15 no hookups is $10. The park had real nice clean restrooms with running water. If you have the Senior pass to camp the cost is $5 and $7.50 per night. Roberts lake you can walk to from camp and has a walking trail around the lake. I would give this a 4 stars camp ground.
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Riding SR-152 (New Mexico): Truth or Consequences to Silver City
As the T.R.O. snowbird tour continues, we enjoy an incredibly fun motorcycle route across Gila National Forest via Emory Pass. For those of you feeling trapped in the northern cold, kick back, relax and let us take you for a ride! Sick of the engine noise? Lower the volume (or mute), choose your favorite riding playlist and enjoy! Me personally, I'm usually listening to this (be sure and hit 'shuffle') ~