Places daveschaaf Wants to Go

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

This cave column thousands of feet below the earth’s surface is rightly named for one of the most colorful park rangers in history.

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.

One of the few slot canyons in New Mexico, this area is fantastic for hiking, camping, and stargazing.

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

Once a year, the ruins of an ancient village come alive with hundreds of glowing farolitos.

A flat-topped butte that makes a constant backdrop for Western art.

The highest peak in the Jemez Mountains and the traditional center of the Pueblo world.

This 1950s-era nostalgic roadside New Mexico attraction consists of a quirky curio store and museum embedded into the face of a cave.

Secluded springs in the Rio Grande Gorge offer hot bathing beside the haunted ruins of a stagecoach stop.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

A rare memento of a lost Indigenous group.

A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.

A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

Hidden in the Chihuahuan Desert resides an amazing collection of petroglyphs.

A natural formation that resembles a camel resting in the New Mexico desert.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.