New Mexico

Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut – a Pistachio Nut

By Tom Adkinson Posted on February 26, 2020 Posted in New Mexico, States 1 Comment Tagged with characters, Food, history, Outdoors

Who can resist a photo of the world's biggest pistachio? (Photo by Tom Adkinson)

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – If it weren’t for White Sands National Park and the Manhattan Project atomic bomb heritage of Alamogordo, the most famous aspect of this desert town might be the world biggest pistachio nut. The 30-foot-tall nut is …

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White Sands Bumped to National Park Status

By Tom Adkinson Posted on December 25, 2019 Posted in New Mexico, States No Comments Tagged with history, Outdoors

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico – America got a very big present in the final days of 2019 — its 62nd national park. It is White Sands National Park between Alamogordo and Las Cruces, New Mexico, upgraded from national monument status. You …

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Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut – a Pistachio Nut

White Sands Bumped to National Park Status