As cooler weather arrives, plan your next New Mexico adventure at Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado, where the Explore and Unwind getaway includes exploration of this spiritually significant location with a three-hour guided tour to Bandelier National Park in Santa Fe and exploration of the Tsankawi region. Back at the resort, guests enjoy a Mountain Spirit Purification Ritual at the opulent, award-winning spa. Later, guests return to their rooms to find a bubble bath drawn and waiting, along with a chilled bottle of Champagne.

At the resort’s own recently opened Adventure Center, guests embark on excursions including mountain biking, fly fishing, hot air balloon tours, UTV expeditions, rafting, tubing, hiking, climbing, rappelling, horseback riding, off-road tours and educational historic walks and hikes. Expert guides are on hand to facilitate, including an archaeologist, art historian and veteran National Park Ranger.

Bring along a copy of RoadTrip America Arizona and New Mexico: 25 Scenic Side Trips (Imbrifex Books, 2018) by Rick Quinn. Fabulous photos will inspire you to keep your rental car just a little longer. Laying out 25 separate trips that begin and end at an Interstate Highway designed to be drivable in a day, the book also includes full color route maps with points of interest and mileage; color-coded pages identified by geographic region; and insider tips, plus phone numbers, websites and visitor information regarding parks, attractions, lodging and dining.