Outdoor Sports and Recreation - Southwestern States (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

Outdoor Sports and Recreation in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Padre Island and Southeastern Texas The region is packed with all the usual outdoors activities, like hiking, biking, fishing, kayaking, and diving, as well as tubing - but in a big Texan way Outdoor Sports and Recreation in El Paso, Carlsbad, Big Bend, Western Texas and Southern New Mexico Outdoor Sports and Recreation in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado Welcome to northern New Mexico and southern Colorado, where the desert is as wide open as a canvas by Georgia O'Keefe. The desert in this southwest region is haunting and colorful, with tremendous cliffs and promontories - just like O'Keefe's most famous paintings. Outdoor Sports and Recreation in Durango and Four Corners of New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado Outdoor Sports and Recreation in Phoenix, Tucson, Scottsdale, Tombstone and Southern Arizona Arizona truly has a unique boast among U.S. states: the sun shines for over 300 days a year in practically every area of the state. This number is slightly higher in southern Arizona, that land of sombreros, saguaros, and gila monsters. Outdoor Sports and Recreation in Grand Canyon, Sedona, Prescott and Northern Arizona Major Tourist Attractions in the Region Grand Canyon National Park - South Rim, Arizona Padre Island, Texas (Beaches and National Seashore) South Padre Island Beach - Texas Big Bend National Park - Texas Ski Santa Fe Resort Area - New Mexico Taos Ski Valley Resort Area - New Mexico Ski Apache - Ruidoso, New Mexico Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River - Texas Mesa Verde National Park - Colorado Arizona Snowbowl Ski Resort - Flagstaff, Arizona Tonto National Forest - Arizona Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve - Colorado Saguaro National Park - Arizona Red Rock State Park - Sedona, Arizona Tonto Natural Bridge State Park - Arizona Brazos Bend State Park - Texas Carlsbad Caverns National Park - New Mexico Red River Ski Resort - New Mexico Angel Fire Ski Resort - New Mexico Coconino National Forest - Arizona Guadalupe Mountains National Park - Texas White Sands National Monument - New Mexico Petrified Forest National Park - Arizona