New Mexico Outdoors Blog
Rio Grande at Rio Pueblo de Taos Junction
The Rio Grande's normally clear to emerald green waters are mudied by monsoon runoff the day this video was shot August 25, 2022. The Rio Pueblo de Taos, also known as Rio Pueblo, is a stream in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, that a tributary of the Rio...
Rio Grande Gorge County Line Boat Launch Easy Access 08-25-2022
The Rio Grande Gorge County Line Launch site is 29 miles south of Taos, NM on NM 68 and 50 miles north of Santa Fe. The site has pit toilets and ample parking for rafters and anglers. At the time this video was shot the Rio's normal emrald green water turned chocolate...
Tyro Mine Slot ATV Trail November 20, 2019
Historically the site has been associated with the Union Pass Mining District which is now part of the Mount Nutt Wilderness. The Tyro Mine is a underground mining operation. Mine operations consist of underground workings. There is one known shaft. Subsurface depth...
Tyro Mine ATV Trail April 18, 2019
During 1915 and 1916, the Tyro shaft was sunk to a depth of 500 feet, and some drifting was done on the 200-foot level. Some ore was produced from small pockets near the surface. During 1933-1934, W. E. Whalley and C. F. Weeks, lessees, built a road from the mine to...
Pot Shard Cave Part 2 of 2 Off Roading
Pot Shards were found exploring a cave located in the Black Mountains near Lake Mohave. An obviously inhabited small cave, approximately twenty feet deep by ten feet wide and six feet high, located atop a small hill overlooking a wash. The cave is down wash of a year...
Pot Shard Cave Part 1 of 2 Off Roading
Exploring a cave located in the Black Mountains near Lake Mohave. An obviously inhabited small cave, approximately twenty feet deep by ten feet wide and six feet high, located atop a small hill overlooking a wash. The cave is down wash of a year round flowing spring....
Cave Along The Old Wagon Trail Near Lake Mohave
Exploring a cave located high up a solitary mountain along the Old Wagon Trail. The cave, approximately thirty feet deep by twenty feet wide and ten feet tall has a thick smoke covering on the ceiling indication regular habitation. Likely regularly used by miners in...
Avi Resort on the Colorado River
Just south of Laughlin, Nevada is the Avi Resort, complete with two 18-hole golf courses, boat launch and RV park. Southern Nevada gets nearly 90 percent of its water supply from the Colorado River, which begins as snowmelt in the Rocky Mountains. The snowmelt travels...
Smallmouth Bass Fishing Lake Mohave November 2019
Two state records have come from Lake Mohave; a 63 pound striped bass was caught in 2001 and a 16 lb 4 oz rainbow trout was caught in 1971. Although not state records, Lake Mohave has also produced a 30-pound 8-ounce carp, an 11-pound largemouth bass, a 26-pound...
Yamaha Rhino on Trail 7839 Near Lake Mohave November 2019 Spark
ATV/Jeep Trail 7839 is off the Old Kingman Highway northeast of Bullhead City. An easy trail that winds along the eastern side of a mountain ridge and includes an overlook of the Lake Mohave Colorado River valley. Many abandoned mines and mining trails to explore. New...
Off-Road ATV Trails Near Lake Mohave
Hundreds of miles of well traveled off-roading ATV trails near Lake Mohave. Many abandoned mines and mining trails to explore. New Mexico has an abundance of wide open country for off-roading adventures. If you have the right rig, those spaces are yours to explore,...
Old Corral Trail
Yamaha Rhino side-by-side UTV on a trail in Mohave County Arizona from an old ranching corral far up a canyon. From the corral the trail crawls over a rock ridge, down a wash then on to this well traveled portion. New Mexico has an abundance of wide open country for...
Big Bend Marsh on the Colorado River
Big Bend Conservation Area is a partnership between the Nevada Division of Wildlife, Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Nevada Division of State Parks, and the LCR MSCP. The partnership began with the acquisition of a small 15-acre private in-holding within the Big...
Laughlin Bay Marina November 2019
The 7,280 square foot building has a restaurant, bar area, administrative spaces, offices, and 2 bedroom managers quarters. Laughlin Bay Marina has a launch ramp and docks and boat slips to accommodate 110 boats. Public walkway and bathroom facilities located off the...
Rotary Park on the Colorado River
Located on a 300-acre parcel of land along the Colorado River in Bullhead City, Rotary Park features a sports complex with soccer fields, Pop Warner football and softball fields. The large regional city park also offers lighted basketball courts, a skate park,...
Colorado River Bullhead City Park November 2019
The park facilities include a large Ramada to host special events, two softball fields with bleachers, large beach area with several ramadas, boat launching ramp, picnic areas, playground, fish cleaning station, dog park, Historical Headframe from the Moss Mine,...
Hiking Pyramid Canyon Colorado River Trail Part 3 of 3
Several miles of Laughlin’s northern Colorado River front are transformed into a recreational paradise known as the North Reach Trails. A trails system offering a variety of walks and hikes, practical fishing nodes and a fully appointed day-use park, with Davis Dam as...
Hiking Pyramid Canyon Colorado River Trail Part 2 of 3
Several miles of Laughlin’s northern Colorado River front are transformed into a recreational paradise known as the North Reach Trails. A trails system offering a variety of walks and hikes, practical fishing nodes and a fully appointed day-use park, with Davis Dam as...
Hiking Pyramid Canyon Colorado River Trail Part 1 of 3
Several miles of Laughlin’s northern Colorado River front are transformed into a recreational paradise known as the North Reach Trails. A trails system offering a variety of walks and hikes, practical fishing nodes and a fully appointed day-use park, with Davis Dam as...
Colorado River Pyramid Canyon Park Below Lake Mohave
At the base of Davis dam you will find a little oasis. Short less than 1 mike exploration path that leads you to the fishing areas and some dry marsh places to explore that take you to the shore line (you can't swim here). Modern new playground with clean restrooms...
Colorado River Pyramid Canyon Park Davis Dam
At the base of Davis dam you will find a little oasis. Short less than 1 mike exploration path that leads you to the fishing areas and some dry marsh places to explore that take you to the shore line (you can't swim here). Modern new playground with clean restrooms...