Richard Coltharp

SALT FLAT, Texas – Being at Guadalupe Peak feels like you’re on top of the world.

The vistas on the Peak Trail at Guadalupe Mountains National Park are beautiful and changing throughout the trek.

The sunsets from the Peak Trail can be spectacular, but you don’t want to be this high up at sunset, unless you have a great headlamp. Hiking down in the

Parts of the Peak Trail are steep, which is more of a challenge going down than going up, particularly on knees more than 50 years old.

The prominent feature at Guadalupe Mountains National Park is El Capitan, which you can look down on from the peak, the highest point in Texas, at more than 8,700 feet.

I’d like to see New Mexico’s promoters focus on Colorado and its hordes of exploited tourists.

The bond will cover things as basic, yet vital, as restrooms, nurse’s offices, playgrounds and security.

I’ve set foot in Mayfield High School exactly once, in approximately 2010. It was already well past its prime.

I’ve set foot in Mayfield High School exactly once, in approximately 2010. It was already well past its prime. In the ensuing 15 years, Las Cruces Public Schools opened Centennial High School, which optimists say resembles a small college campus,...

The vistas on the Peak Trail at Guadalupe Mountains National Park are beautiful and changing throughout the trek.