Bandelier National Monument

Looking for a day trip that mixes incredible views with deep cultural history? Bandelier National Monument is just about a two-hour…

Hyde Memorial State Park Yurts

If you ever feel like you’re losing all hope after spending three sleepless nights studying for calculus, which you still don’t…

Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways

Have you ever seen the Milky Way with your bare eyes? If not, this is the place to see it! Stargazing…

Oliver Lee Memorial State Park

As the weather turns around and summer is on the horizon, are you Lobos looking for a fun escape for you…

Day Trip to White Sands National Park

White Sands might be the warmest snow-like dunes you will ever see. Filled with grains of gypsum, White Sands National Park…

PistachioLand

Picture this, you sit down with an ice cream cone stacked with two scoops of pistachio ice cream and watch the…

Aspen Vista Trail

Aspen Vista Trail is a must-do hike in Santa Fe, especially in autumn! During the fall months, the trail is drenched…

Zozobra

The incineration of a giant, screaming 50-foot-tall paper marionette nicknamed Zozobra, or Old Man Gloom, is a tradition that goes back…

Class Crawl

Welcome Lobos! Still trying to figure out where your classes are? Worried you might get lost on campus? Class crawl is…

Move-In Day

Each fall, one by one, Lobos return after a long summer break and the campus slowly gains back its lively and…

The Duck Pond

The Duck Pond, located on The University of New Mexico main campus, is a highlight of the Albuquerque area, attracting not…

Embudito Canyon Loop

The UNM Geology & Environmental Science Club (GESC) is a student-run organization that shares a passion for rockhounding, exploring, and admiring…

Sandia Cave

If you follow NM State Road 165 into the Sandia Mountains from Placitas, you’ll quickly find yourself surrounded by steep slopes…

Climbing at Las Conchas

New Mexico is home to some of the best climbing crags in the American Southwest, but few have the views and…

Paseo del Bosque Trail

This semester may be an unusual one, but living the Lobo Life doesn’t stop just because classes are online and group…

Carlsbad Caverns

Out in the distant lands of New Mexico, far beyond the snowy white peaks of any mountain or dense green foliage…

The Bisti Badlands

Welcome to where the West is still wild. The Bisti, otherwise known as the De-na-zin Wilderness, is over 60 square miles…

Jemez Hot Springs

Sylvia Plath once said “There must be quite a few things a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many…

Eagle Nest Cabins and Marina

After an exciting day of ice fishing at Eagle Nest Lake State Park, kick off your frosted boots and cozy up…

Kiwanis Cabin at the Sandia Crest

There are two types of people who live in Albuquerque: those who have hiked to the Kiwanis Cabin on the Sandia…

Quiet Waters Paddling Adventures

Coursing through the entire Land of Enchantment, the Rio Grande is a familiar river to New Mexicans. Because of the vast…

Eagle Nest Lake State Park

At Eagle Nest Lake State Park, the soft rustling of a summer breeze wandering through the abundant rolling wildflower fields is…

Fenton Lake State Park

It is well-known that New Mexico holds a long list of beautiful state parks, and the majestic mountain escape found at…

Capulin Snow Play Area at the Sandia Crest

As busy college students, it can be hard to remember the simpler times of childhood, when the only thing that had…

Maize Maze

Ever wondered what it would be like to truly wander endlessly through a giant 8–acre patch of corn in Albuquerque’s North…

Harvest Festival

Sometimes it just feels like fall, and El Rancho de Los Golondrinas’s 200 acres of color-changing leaves make the perfect place to celebrate…

Very Large Array

Do you ever find yourself forgetting how small you are in our ever-expanding universe? Need a good reminder? Then look no…

El Malpais National Monument

At El Malpais, the endless landscape of the western horizon, dotted with small trees, and the seemingly vertical cliffs bordering the eastern skies ignite a feeling of true…

Climbing Box Canyon

In the desert of Socorro, a climber’s paradise awaits against the rhyolite cliffs and boulders. Ideal for winter climbing and days of…

Sipapu Pond Skimming

Spring in Northern New Mexico means the snow starts to melt, the winter jackets can come off, and little puddles begin…

Pyramid Rock

While most Lobo Life adventures stem from UNM’s main campus, Lobos find adventure no matter which campus they attend. A favorite getaway for those…

Taos Ski Valley

There are ski resorts, and then there is Taos Ski Valley. One of the most iconic and famous mountain resorts in…

San Antonio Hot Springs

The Jemez Mountains are home to plenty of volcanic activity, visible today at locations such as Soda Dam, the Valles Caldera, and…

The Gilman Tunnels

One of the countless attractions to Northern New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains, the Guadalupe River box canyon and Gilman tunnels should be on…

Bosque Del Apache

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge is located in San Antonio, NM, just south of Socorro, NM. Since its establishment in…

Camping at White Sands National Park

Every Lobo makes at least one trip to White Sands in their lives, but most will only ever see the dunes…

Wheeler Peak

It’s the highest peak in New Mexico, what more could you want? With incredible 360° views overlooking the Sangre de Cristo Mountains,…

The Santa Fe Aspens

Once every year, mountainsides around New Mexico turn yellow. Nowhere does the foliage appear more vividly than in the Santa Fe…

Ski Apache Zipline

One of the longest ziplines in the world is right here in New Mexico – living up to that hype and…

Angel Fire Bike Park

High in the New Mexican Rockies, Angel Fire Bike Park boasts one of the biggest downhill mountain biking parks in the…

Valles Caldera National Preserve

In the heart of the Jemez Mountains, a meadow over 13 miles across flourishes in the crater left behind by an…

White Water Rafting in Taos

When the springtime sun finally melts the snowcapped Rocky Mountains, the Rio Grande turns into a wild play for watersports. With…

The Blue Hole

This location is temporarily closed due to COVID-19 A natural oasis in the heart of the desert, the Blue Hole is…

The Sandia Foothills

Just east of campus off Tramway Blvd., the Sandias begin their climb a mile into the sky. Named the Spanish word…

Diablo Canyon

Down an unsuspecting dirt road 15 miles outside of Santa Fe there is a hidden treasure for outdoor enthusiasts. Diablo Canyon…

Los Lunas Decalogue Mystery Stone

The Los Lunas Decalogue Mystery Stone is located 16.8 miles outside of Los Lunas – about 41 miles from The University…

Angel Fire Shovel Races

For the past 38 years, Angel Fire Resort has been hosting the most outrageous winter competition in New Mexico—if not the…

Ski Santa Fe

At 11,250 ft., these slopes are more than two miles above the sea and offer some of the best skiing in…

Hiking Williams Lake

At the base of the highest mountains in New Mexico, the Williams Lake hike is one of the most beautiful in…

The Taos Gorge

If you happen to find yourself venturing up north, the Taos Gorge is a must see. Hiking trails extend down to…

Chaco Canyon

In the high desert of northwestern New Mexico, Chaco Canyon’s ruins stand as one of the great historic sites of the…

Mountain Biking Sandia

10,679 feet above the sea lies an adventure-land 1.5 billion years in the making. While most people experience the Sandia Mountains…

Tent Rocks

The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is an iconic hiking destination. Surround yourself with the canyons and tents of a landscape…

The Jemez Mountains

From Fenton Lake to Jemez Falls, the Valle Caldera to the many Hot Springs—Jemez is full of incredible natural wonders waiting to…

Sandia Crest Trail

At ten thousand feet, Sandia’s Crest Trail offers spectacular views. At any time of day, the trail running the cliff face,…