FOLLOW if you love unique travel experiences! An ICE CAVE… in the middle of the New Mexico desert?? Yup, it’s real—and it’s freezing. Literally. This hidden gem is part of the Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano site near Grants, NM, where ancient lava flows created a natural deep-freeze that’s been preserving ice for thousands of years. You’ll hike a short (but rocky) 0.4-mile trail through black lava fields and shady ponderosa pines to reach the cave, where temps stay around 31°F year-round—even in p

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