WELCOME BACK A ONE WORD
THAT A LOT OF US GOT USED TO
IN 2020 IS STAYCATION WITH
MANY PUTTING THEIR TRAVEL
PLANS ON HOLD STAYCATIONS HAVE
BEEN ON THE RISE AND IF YOU'RE
LOOKING TO PLAN YOUR NEXT
LOOK NO FURTHER THAN LAST CREW
SAYS CRYSTAL SPOKE WITH LORENA
SANCHEZ OF VISIT LAS CRUZES
FINDING OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT
THE AG CITY HAS TO OFFER.
JOINING US THIS MORNING. WE
HAVE PUT IN ASCENSION VISIT
LAS CRUZES GOOD MORNING. GOOD
THANKS MUCH FOR JOINING US
LIVE AND I'M SUPER EXCITED
ABOUT THIS INTERVIEW BECAUSE A
LOT OF PEOPLE IN EXTRACTING
STAYCATIONS THIS TIME AROUND
AND YOU GUYS HAVE A WHOLE LOT
GOING ON IN LAS CRUZES SO
LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT.
ASK IS A REALLY GREAT PLACE
TO BE IT'S IN THE SAME IDEA
CITY IN NEW MEXICO, IT'S IN
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. IF YOU
NEVER BEEN SEE SETTING IN
MEXICO AND NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO, ITS THEY'RE VERY
DIFFERENT PLACES WITH A LOT OF
KIND OF VARIETY AND WHAT TO
DO. AND SO LESS CHRISTMAS IS A
GREAT PLACE, ESPECIALLY TO GET
OUTDOORS AND DO SOME SOCIAL
DISTANCING AND REALLY HAVE A
LITTLE BIT MORE NORMALCY AND
ENJOY SOME REALLY INCREDIBLE
SIGHTS, LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME
OF THE TYPE OF ACTIVITIES THAT
DOWN THERE. YES, WE HAVE ORGAN
MOUNTAINS OF PEACE NATIONAL
MONUMENT WHICH IS MADE UP OF
ABOUT 4 DIFFERENT MOUNTAIN
RANGES HERE IN SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO IN THE LAST CHRISTMAS
AREA. AND THERE'S A LOT TO
ORGAN MOUNTAINS HAVE SOME MORE
ESTABLISHED RIGHT THING KIND
OF RECOMMEND THEM FOR FAMILIES
WHO YOU KNOW HAVE KIDDO'S AND
WHO NEED SOME OF THOSE
FACILITIES AS WELL THAT'S A
REALLY GREAT PLACE TO GO TO
SOME REALLY CHALLENGING HIKES
IN THE RUBBLE IN DOING AN
AMOUNT AS WELL AND THEN
THERE'S ALSO SOME SOME OPTIONS
BIKING LOT OF COMPLEX MAN BACK
OVER HERE. WE HAVE SEVERAL
TRAILS MULTI-USE PATH WE HAVE
FOR THE PEOPLE HAVE LITTLE YOU
KNOW THEY DON'T HAVE THAT
RIGHT THAT HIRED THAT SKILL
SET AND THEN DON'T THAT REALLY
IS LIKE A GREAT PLACE TO KIND
OF CHALLENGE YOURSELF. AND
THEN I JUST JUST A REALLY
GREAT OFF-ROADING
OPPORTUNITIES ALSO REFLECT ON
MOUNTAINS WHICH IS KIND OF
RARE FOR ANY IS TO STILL HAVE
PEOPLE DO THAT THOSE ARE SOME
REALLY GREAT WAYS YOU CAN
SOCIAL-DISTANCE FEEL SAFE AND
JUST KIND OF HAD A REALLY
GREAT OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE HAS
BEEN WRONG THAT SOUNDS LIKE A
LOT OF FUN. SO IN ADDITION TO
ELSE DOWN THERE IN SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO. WE CAN CHECK OUT.
YES, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE
LIKE TO COME DOWN HERE IN
PARTICULAR TO GO SEE MISS YEAH
THAT IS.
JUST RIGHT UP AGAINST IT IS
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO GO TO YOU
AND HAVE AN AMAZING SURROUNDED
BY SOME REALLY GREAT LOCAL
SHOPS AND WE'LL HAVE SOME
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT
LOCAL BUSINESSES, LOCAL
BUSINESS OWNERS AND GREAT
PLACES TO EAT THERE AS WELL WE
HAVE A REALLY INCREDIBLE
FARMER'S MARKET ON SATURDAYS
DISTANCING PROTOCOLS AND
MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE SAFE.
BUT THAT IS ALSO ANOTHER WAY
THAT YOU CAN SUPPORT PEOPLE
LOCALLY HERE AS WELL AND THEN
WE SOME REALLY GREAT WINERIES
WHERE I TOLD US WHEN WE JUN IN
THE COUNTRY ACTUALLY AND SO
WE'VE GOT SOME BIG
OPPORTUNITIES TO SAY IN RED
WINE EAT SOME GOOD AND ALSO
MEANS RED PEOPLE WE REALLY
KNOW DOWN HERE FROM FRIENDLY
WELCOME.
YOU KNOW WHAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE IF
THEY'RE FROM NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO'S WHITE SANDS, NOT TOO
FAR FROM LAST CHRISTMAS
EITHER.
YES, MY HAND IS. A LITTLE
LESS THAN AN HOUR AWAY FROM
MOSQUE RECESS ON YOUR SEND
ORGAN MOUNTAINS SO NOT ONLY
WHEN YOU HEAD OVER THERE YOU
CAN GET A REALLY GREAT
INCREDIBLE DRIVE WITH SOME
YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO SEE A
PLACE THAT YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN
BEFORE AND IS REALLY
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO
KIND OF CHECK OFF. THERE'S
NATIONAL PARKS ON US BECAUSE I
KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE TO
DO THAT THEY LIKE 10 TO KIND
TAKE THOSE BOXES ABSOLUTELY
GET IT OFF YOUR BUCKET LIST
RIGHT. SAID NO LET OUR VIEWERS
UP I THINK I'VE NEVER DOWN
THERE I WOULD LIKE AT LEAST
MAYBE A GUIDE OR SOME MORE
INFORMATION IS THERE A WEBSITE
WHERE WE COULD FIND OUT MORE
DETAILS.
YES, THERE'S A LOT DOT COM
IS A GREAT RESOURCE. WE HAVE A
LOT OF THIS KIND OF
INFORMATION NOT ONLY THAT SOME
SOME RESOURCES TO FIND WHERE
YOU CAN STAY AS WELL HE COME
DOWN HERE FOR A LITTLE
STAYCATION AND THEN ALL YOU
MEDIA ON INSTAGRAM AND
FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PERFECTLY
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME.