We went on a Northern NEW MEXICO road trip!
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We went on an incredible Northern New Mexico road trip! Every time we visit this state we are blown away by the scenery. And this road trip was no exception! Over four days we ate lots of green chile, saw Native American cliff dwellings, camped with gorgeous desert views and dark skies, and wandered among hoodoos and badlands!
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⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:05 Breakfast in Santa Fe
03:27 Bandelier National Monument
04:24 Pueblo Loop Trail at Bandelier National Monument
07:45 Alcove House at Bandelier National Monument
09:35 Falls Trail at Bandelier National Monument
10:46 Driving to Abiquiu
12:08 Our AWESOME free campsite near Ghost Ranch
13:41 Hiking the Rim Vista Trail
16:00 Our perfect van life day
17:43 Green Chile Salad
18:32 Driving to the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness
20:53 Valley of Dreams Loop
25:30 Green chile cheeseburgers in Farmington
26:33 We made it to Utah!
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Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.
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The time lapse photo of the van with stars in the background was epic!!
We were pretty proud of that one! Kathryn does an amazing job!
Prime UFO-viewing territory.
I agree that was amazing
I love seeing you folks having fun. I appreciate it. You never swear you don't drink alcohol. It's very rarely you can find people like yourself on CZcams. Thanks for being a great example. You guys are the best your friend George.
Certainly true. But off-camera... does all-Hell break loose? When the *real* Kona shows her fangs? No, we don't want to know!!
Thank you George!
haha Kona does get a great edit sometimes! 😂 and yes, all hell breaks loose at times!
The American West is such a unique, special place! There really is no other place like it. Guys, we went to Newberry Volcanic Monument yesterday and were blown away by the views and the knowledge! It's still too snowy in the Cascade Range to the west so we've been exploring east and I need to let you in on a little secret: eastern Oregon is *incredible*!! If you get the time, research all 3 units of the "John Day Fossil Beds National Monument". Also, the Wallowa mountains near the little town of Joseph, and Hell's Canyon. Truly mind-blowing, epic landscapes and not a lot of people know about them.
Newberry is so cool! All the volcanic activity there is wild!
Eastern Oregon has been on our list for a bit now! We debated going up there this year, but decided against it. We'll save it for our next PNW trip, possibly next year! Yes Hell's Canyon looks awesome! There's another one called Steens Mountain in the southeast that looks incredible also!
@@AdventuresofAplusK Wow, I just looked up Steens Mountain. Very cool!
Wow! My girlfriend and I were 100% at Bandelier the same day. Even saw the Sprinter with Texas plates in the visitor center parking lot and joked "what if that's A+K?" and then once this video came out realized we were right! Small world!
How funny!
I am an L.A. to Northern New Mexico transplant for 17 years now and love the fact that it's underrated. Shhhhhhhh.......don't tell anyone! You drove through my neighborhood to get to Bandalier. I feel so blessed to wake up and go outside every day.
It's an amazing spot!
I have been subscribed to your channel for a long time and really enjoy your videos. I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to add links of the places you visit in your description. I know it is extra work, but it is very much appreciated. Safe travels and keep having fun!
Of course! We always hate when videos don't have them, it makes it much easier to plan!
I absolutely love international videos but something about A+K back in the van riding through Canada & the states feels good. It feels like back to the basics. I love it. I miss New Mexico and now I’m craving green chili stew. Anyone in Michigan able to Make some? 😢
We're glad we can do a mix throughout the the year! We hope you can find some green chili stew!
@@AdventuresofAplusK yes! I’d love to find some. It would be cool if y’all visited Michigan and the upper peninsula. We got a beautiful state here
We are literally at Bandelier and did those ladder climbs 3 hour ago. We are back at camp and fired up CZcams to find your latest video!!!
How funny! Thanks for watching! Hope y’all had a good time!
Pro tip: Hook the moonshade to the van BEFORE you put the poles into it!!!! That way it won’t try to fly away from you. We use one on our basecamp and love it!!
thanks for sharing your idea
Thanks for that tip! I'll try it out! We love it too! Thanks!
Hope you'll take time to visit Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado, which is also known for their cliff dwellings. My father grew up in the nearby town of Mancos and my grandfather made the original cement posts for the highway guardrails in the park. After forming them he threw them in the Mancos river so they would cure slower, which ultimately made them much harder. When they were delivered, an inspector tested them by driving his car into one, which left a sizable dent in his bumper.
Hey Gary, we went a couple years ago and loved it. Besides the incident we had with our bumper oddly enough!
That’s a cool story, thanks for sharing!
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Glad you guys enjoyed New Mexico! You were right in my back yard in Bandelier. Northern NM sure is one of a kind!
Currently in the process of planning a New Mexico road trip ourselves! Such a beautiful state that seems to fly under the radar.
There is SO much in NM, white sands, Carlsbad caverns, balloon fiesta, and so so many historical sites and different landscapes from the desert to the high mountains, highly recommend! Definitely make sure to try some green chili, Navajo tacos, and Frito pie 😊
Yes it does! Tons to see and do there that gets overlooked. Safe travels!
So happy to see you both back in the van life. I hope it's been an awesome time and look forward to your journeys!!
We're glad to be traveling as a family again!
fell in love with your channel while you guys were doing your van life before so im happy to see that you guys are back in the van! pls keep these amazing van life videos coming
We definitely love traveling in the van as a family, but we'll for sure be sharing our international adventures as well. ☺
I love you both 🤍🤍Thanks for sharing another great adventure. Love and respect from Rochester NY 🇺🇸🗽
Thanks and thanks for watching!
Great Video guys food looked amazing stay safe out there
Amazing rock features ! Beautiful scenery !
Neat video! Bless your week. ❤
Thank you for preserving this stunning home!
Loved all of these hikes. I need to add to my places to visit list. 😊
thanks guys
I love getting to 4 corners area in the "off season". I try to make sure I'm in an AWD vehicle if possible. Kudos for driving in that van on those pitted roads and in the crazy wind. Thanks for those parks, roads and trails. I wanted so much to get into those locations last year, but time and budget did not allow.
Don't forget to take a few minutes along the way for a deep breath to take it in.
I definitely would have felt more comfortable in a 4x4 or AWD, but we managed thankfully!
Nice scenery you guys…thanks for bringing it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
absolutely spectacular. Thanks for bringing us along!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Worth watching for the green chili alone !
Oh, New Mexico has such good food!!!! Heaven!!!
Another epic video! ❤
Glad you enjoyed!
NM is my favorite desert state, it doesn't get enough love compared to the others. Magical. ✨
It definitely doesn't get enough love!
Great to see your travels again ! Thanks for sharing .
Thanks for watching!
Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for another great video.
Thanks for watching!
We’re glad to see you back in the USA.
We love getting to mix international travel with domestic and we’re glad to be back traveling as a family. Thanks for watching!
Awesome.
Loved this video, and happy you enjoyed your time in New Mexico! Can't wait to see where your travels take y'all next
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Glad you two are living the dream!!! That's what life is all about. 😊
Yes indeed! Thanks!
Your joy, the unique landscapes, the music selection... all of it combined was so wonderful and I adored it!
Thank you so much!
Love NM! We're moving there next year. Welcome back to the US!
Just LOVED the intro to this episode!!! And of course, all the rest of the video. :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!
I'm really liking the slower pace & just hanging out...Happy Trails 🦮
Thanks and thanks for watching!
So glad to see you all again! It was a great addition to my Sunday CZcams binge!!!!
Woohoo! Thanks for watching!
I grew up in northern NM and watching your video brought back fond memories of the Painted Desert - skiing in Santa Fe, Taos and eating the Red and Green. Thanks for the excellent (as usual) video!
We had a blast! Thank you!
Happy to see you back in the van! I hope you are able to be more relaxed and happier at a slightly slower pace. Take care!
We're sure trying! It's been great so far! Taking the pressure off posting every week has been a huge relief
I should be on a "Don't watch your Videos anonyms"🤩🤩🤩 Every time I get involuntarily forced [😁] to watch your journey, I want to get another Van and go at it!!! So tempting!!! Quick question about New Mexico? We see you going around for hikes wearing shorts and trekking shoes-any SNAKES😱😱😱 Not that I'm afraid of snakes, asking for a friend!
😂😂 love it! Get out there!
Ya know….weve hiked hundreds of trails and thousands of miles all over North America and we’ve seen mayyybe 5 snakes total! And no we didn’t see any in NM
Thanks for watching!
Holy crap! Those ladders were steep.
This was an awesome video. When my family went to Albuquerque we ate at the Church Street Cafe, and it was the best Mexican food we had ever eaten. 😂 My family is excited to go back through Albuquerque on our way
to Sequoia and eat back at the Church Hill restaurant.
Thanks for the restaurant recommendation! I want to go there now
@@erinjohnson8117 let me know if you like it!
That cafe looks solid! Albuquerque is a fun city!
Enjoyed this episode. Great to see A+K getting back to the basics, hiking, exploring and van life. Hope you guys get a chance to rejuvenate and do whatever that make you happy
We're excited to be back traveling as a fam!
very nice video regarding New Mexico where I never been there.. thanks for sharing your video... it will help me to go over there next my plan.
Awesome! We're glad we could help!
That area is spectacular. Your drone shots and footage of the landscapes are amazing. Thanks for sharing this awesome corner of America.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
We like your New way of travel. It's what Van dwelling is all about. Enjoy yourselves ! You are back on the Road.....Yay
We're glad to be traveling as a fam again! Thanks!
Such a beautiful video…those hoodoos were so cool! All the unique rock formations were incredible! That night sky with the stars was jaw dropping! Loved this! ❤
The night skies are incredible out there!
I was in NM couple of months ago and I love it.
Adventures of A+K, I can't get enough of your content, so I subscribed!
It is so great to see you back in the van again. I am glad you are slowing down and taking time to relax and soak in the beauty around you. New Mexico looks awesome and that food was making me hungry!
We're happy to be traveling as a family again! New Mexico is wonderful! Thanks and thanks for watching!
This is an awesome post! I was unaware of the boondocking possibilities near Abiquiu.
We LOVED boondocking out there! There was one guy far away the first night, but no one else the second! A stark contrast to our boondocking in Southern Utah shortly after haha
Glad y'all had a great extended break in Texas and glad y'all are back van adventuring! Great video... while I enjoy all of your channel, these types of exploring, adventuring van videos are my favorite. Great food (the burger looked amazing!), great scenery, great hiking, great boondocking! Some amazing places that we're marking on our to see list!
We're glad we can do a mix of international and domestic throughout the year! It's fun to get to see a lot, but we are happy to be back as a fam! The burger was super good! Thanks, Jamie!
We hope to see you on the road!
If you see us say hi!
Adventures of A+K, I really enjoyed watching this, so I hit the like button!
...love the little night sky time lapse...
Thank you! We thought it was pretty good! Kathryn does an amazing job
Great video! Super scenery! Very glad to see you back to van life in the U..S. Safe travels!
We're excited to be traveling as a fam again!
Beautiful scenery ... different kind of scenery but beautiful. Thank you for sharing the journey with us. Some day I would love to do that. On my bucket list :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Gorgeous views. We've been to New Mexico several times in our travels but have never explored those areas and they were great to see, and put on our 'to do' list.
Lots to see in NM! Thanks yall!
No, it's not boring at all! I loved all the shots of you two lounging, drinking coffee, and working at the beautiful boondocking campsite. Please do a lot more of chilling at beautiful places, and please share it with us :)
Thank you! 😊❤️
Whoa you can’t really trade those views , the freedom and no people on this trip. Sweet!❤What a fabulous fairy playground to explore! I love you guys🍧💜
It was an amazing trip through NM! Thanks! ❤
Glad you’re back! So fun traveling with you! I was at Bandelier a year ago during a light thunderstorm. I had the place to myself… peak nature moment! I like to say thank you to the Rangers for maintaining the beautiful park and when I did so I burst into tears because of how beautiful it was! They need to see how much we love our national parks and appreciate their stewardship! I would love to go back and spend a month in Santa Fe… What a special place and as well as Ghost Ranch and Los Alamos.
Yes those are all wonderful places! We do need to show support! Thanks and thanks for watching!
I’ll be driving to North Utah, from Texas, so am grateful to have found this episode. Beautiful sights. Thank you.
Awesome! We’re glad we could help!
You guys should see the paint mines east of Colorado Springs. Hoodoos and other formations in many different colors!
We definitely want to spend more time in CO and Colorado Springs! Thanks for the suggestion!
Nice video! We must have just missed you in Bandelier NM!
Thanks for watching!
GREAT video! NM is one of our favs. BUT, I have to tease you a bit. Caught Adam saying Rio Grande "river" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Haha yeah just a habit to throw river on the end I guess. Thanks for watching!
I'm so happy that you're back to doing road trips in the US!
Our first visit to NM was back in 2003, flying all the way from London UK, where we were living at the time. Since we had to splurge on flights and took a good chunk of our precious holiday time, we've made an *absolutely jam-packed* itinerary to go around NM, UT and AZ in just 3 weeks.
Now we are so blessed to be living in the US- so much cheaper and takes only 4.5hrs to reach our favourite places on earth!
We’re glad to be back traveling as a family, but do love exploring other parts of the world as well.
That’s awesome you’re in the US and can get around easier! Thanks for watching!
We loved Santa Fe and Bandelier! We did this trip last month and then into AZ and Utah. We were snowed out in Utah and are now going back in early May (this week) to finish our adventure. Thanks for your videos!
We hope y'all have a great time! Thank you!
The adventure continues! The food looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy
Woohoo! Thank you!
Lovely video! I was just up past Abiquiu car camping along the Rio Chama!
Nice! So beautiful there! We wanted to camp on the river just didn’t feel like driving the bumpy road with the limited time we’d have to stay down there
18:24 wow what a shot!
So glad to see you guy back on the road again! We went to New Mexico too in 2020 . Albuquerque/SantaFe and Taos . It is such a beautiful state. The landscape is totally out of the world! That shot of the starry night sky was spectacular! I love sunrise and sunset. So excited to see the next leg of your trip. Utah another spectacular State. Safe travels guys.
We’re always so blown away by New Mexico! We’re excited to be traveling as a family again and super excited to share what we got up to in Utah! Thank you!
So glad you are on the road again… we just drove to the Black Hills and back to Wisconsin ! Lots of fun hikes but so much work, we can appreciate your anxiety and effort… thanks for doing it for us.
You really seem enjoy each other, and truly happy!
Larry and Shelley
Thanks y’all! Glad y’all had a great trip!
Yay Van Life is back!!
We're back!
I always love watching the videos
Thank you! ❤️
I just want to say that I love watching you guys whether you are having an adventure or just hanging out and cooking dinner in the van. Personally, I like videos that just show real life. I follow "The Hollar Homestead" because they are so real and just show real life. I look forward to your many relaxing videos to come.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
I always love your videos! That wind at the end...wow. I bet I know what day that was! We were driving from Arizona to New Mexico via I40 on our way to Texas to see the eclipse and it was so incredibly windy that day. The wind was so strong that it almost blew me over just walking through a parking lot! So happy to see you back in the van and can't wait to see what other adventures await.
That wind was brutal! Thanks and thanks for watching!
We love the Alien Throne too❤
I want to try it look good Gracias Mi amigos
Love Cliff dwelling...we went to the smaller one near Silver City, you'll recommend. It was so fun.
The Gila Cliff Dwellings and Silver City are awesome!
So nice to see you enjoying our old stomping grounds in and around Santa Fe. The natural beauty, vistas, blue skies, and loads of hiking were some of the best reasons we moved there in the first place. We are a bit jealous watching you eat all that delicious green chili though. That is one thing we definitely miss living here in Portugal. Thanks again for a wonderful video.
Santa Fe and NM are amazing places! It looks like a great place to live...so does Portugal! Thanks, Bob!
Love northern New Mexico. I proposed to my wife on the Falls Trail! I've never seen that trail on youtube yet. Thanks A plus K!
Wow nice! That’s an awesome spot to do it!
Glad to see y’all traveling in the states again! Love your travel guides and use them on the regular! Just got back from Joshua Tree and went to try the delicious Date Shake at Shields because y’all recommended it. 😊
Those shakes are heavenly!
Can’t wait to watch this video, but you guys should definitely go to Bandelier national monument in New Mexico if you haven’t been, it’s pretty awesome
Perhaps you should have watched the video before commenting since a large portion of the video is at Bandelier.
Food looks fantastic! Eye Watering good!🌶️🌶️🌶️😂. Love me some nature and history, that is the best duo!!! The views!!!!🎉 Happy 5 year birthday Brisket!
It is a wonderful duo! Thank you! ❤️
New Mexico-LAND OF ENCHANTMENT. Thanks for taking me back there. I really enjoyed it and the nighttime star scene was epic. 👍👍5🏍🙋♂️
We love New Mexico! Definitely earns its nickname! We were pretty proud of ourselves on that star timelapse 😂
Loved this video. New Mexico definitely has some beauty. I was wanting to suggest to you guys to go to Arizona. So much beauty there also. The White Mountains are so pretty. And Old Tucson is a tourist place. They have acted out western gun fights and so much more. Thanks for taking us on your New Mexico journey.
We love New Mexico and Arizona! We've been to AZ a handful of times and have a few videos from there: czcams.com/play/PLZKRTK1yCEM4fjn3KAt9kM4wmlYFClSiq.html
Tucson is a ton of fun! Thanks and thanks for watching!
Love Tia Sophias!! Terrific food and service. If you haven't done it yet, you need to visit the Rio Grande Gorge, Chaco Canyon, and Los Alamos. Until next time... Travel safe.
It was super good! Yes those all on our list for a future trip! Thanks!
When is your cookbook coming out?? Your food always looks so fresh and healthy!
Haha if you only saw the boring repetitious meals we eat off camera 😂
I’ve been to New Mexico over 5 times now and Bandelier National Monument twice. New Mexico really is the land of enchantment. It was fun to relive some of my previous trips by watching this video, thanks :) I’ll be exploring new areas of New Mexico in June while I drive from Kansas to my new home in Phoenix! I can’t wait for it
Nice! We love NM and are always blown away by it! Safe travels!
@@AdventuresofAplusK thank you so much! I would love to see you two explore some more lesser known spots in Arizona to give me some new adventure ideas! Safe travels to you and keep up the amazing videos my friends
I love New Mexico. I spent over two months there last year. I was at Bandalier, climbed all the ladders too. Some of them were a little intense! I've been on some of those New Mexico rutted out dirt roads too!😅
We were surprised they just let anyone climb them! With no rangers anywhere to be seen! It’s so underrated in NM!
If you can ever time things to be in Albuquerque for the balloon fiesta it is amazing to see. I went this past Fall. Actually didn't pay for a ticket to get in close to the balloons but there is plenty of places to watch them around town. It was beyond cool! They're just flying and landing all over the place right by you.
We enjoy your VanLife videos! We are currently in Nevada headed to Bonneville and then back to Great Basin NP, before heading south to explore the National Parks of Utah!
If we cross paths… we will buy the fajitas and Guacamole!
Sounds like a deal! Y’all have fun!
I grew up in northern Arizona and my parents were both born in New Mexico. When I get red dirt country I always feel at home.
I don't mean to go all "overlander" on you but lowering your tire air pressure really can make a difference on those rough gravel roads.
You need an air pump to come back up to proper pressure once you are on good roads, my rule of thumb is half pressure, real slow at most. So, if you run 80psi rear, 50 front I'd go 40/20 at lowest. Nice to see you both back in your true element!
I thought about lowering them but when it came time to I either forgot or got lazy. I have a deflator and a pump. Mostly just lazy haha thanks though!
So excited that you are coming to Utah… our goal this year is to hit all 5 of the mighty 5.. and so far we’ve hit Zion and Bryce and Capital Reef is next month.. Can’t wait to see your new adventures in Utah!! Have fun!
The mighty 5 are certainly mighty! We’re excited to share what we’ve been up to!
Wow the views and scenery awesome. Sometimes on an adventure the put your butt in a chair and just look around can be the best. Nice video guys.
Thanks and thanks for watching!
This was awesome. Hey, give me some of that burger 😊!
It was definitely big enough to share!
WOW!!! Grammy from Maine says those Cliff Dwellings are the best I’ve seen !! What a Gem 💎 of a Monument!!! New Mexico is beautiful!! Have not visited Bandelier ❤❤❤ 😮😊
They are amazing! Thank you! ❤
Precious Angels!!