re: Anything Cool to Do in New Mexico?

Check out the Town of Cloudcroft.

It's situated in the Lincoln National Forest at an altitude of 8,600 ft. It has its own climate, in which the high is usually 25 degrees cooler than the desert cities below like nearby Alamogordo. Therefore, it's an excellent summer get away. There's lots of outdoors things to do nearby like hiking, camping, and skiing at Ski Cloudcroft (if there has been enough snow accumulation). My favorite thing about this town is that when it rains, the entire pine forest smells like ... well, a pine tree air freshener. lol. I've never smelled cleaner air anywhere else in the world. There's also White Sands National Monument 45 mins drive west, which are not to be missed as well.