Cross-Country Skiing at the Enchanted Forest- a yummy option

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Filed under: Skiing, Events, Food, United States If you love cross-country skiing and you love desserts, not a bad combination since cross-country skiing is a great calorie burner, head to the Enchanted Forest XC Ski and Snowshoe Area near Red River, New Mexico for "Just Desserts" Eat and Ski, February 24.

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Atomic Museum is a Blast

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Filed under: Activism, History, Learning, North America, United States One of the best history books I've ever read is The History of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes.

The museum sketches the history of the nuclear age, which started with the first atomic bomb test in the New Mexico desert in 1945.

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Road Trip: El Paso to Carlsbad Caverns...What Went Wrong?

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But while the first part of our road trip was mesmerizing, the last part of it was, well, not so great. We figured that'd put us in Carlsbad around 11, which would give us plenty of time to explore the caves and still make it back in time for dinner. And in Grandma's Park Avenue, that should be at least 10 gallons -- plenty to get us home!

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Dive Santa Rosa, New Mexico's Blue Hole

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Having witnessed it myself, I'll provide you with the non-scuba divers skinny to the Blue Hole. At the time of my arrival they were in the middle of a month-long cleaning project so I didn't catch anyone splashing in the waters, but I'm told more people flock to the Blue Hole to go beneath than one can imagine.

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GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of June 11

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Luckily Erik managed to retrieve all the dispatches done while visiting Armenia last year. The Trib on Great Hikes: Wish there were more people out there doing rather than just saying they're going to do or telling you what's really cool to do though they've never stepped foot on the land to begin with?

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