The Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River, located within the Río Grande del Norte National Monument, includes 74 miles of the river as it passes through the 800foot deep Rio Grande GorgeFlowing out of the snowcapped Rocky Mountains in Colorado, the river journeys 1,900 miles to the Gulf of MexicoMora River placers (Rio La Casa district)__________ 243) The placers along the Rio Grande were probably mined intermittently from 1600 to 18 placer gold was found at Rio Hondo in 16 but it was the discovery in the Ortiz Mountains that Preliminary geologic map of the northeastern part of New Mexico, scale 1380,160 Ray and SmithIn 15, state legislation (HB 563) solidified New Mexico's vision of a 500mile crossstate recreational trail and established the Rio Grande Trail Commission to oversee its development In this vision The Rio Grande Trail is New Mexico's crossstate, recreational trail for hiking, biking, and horseback riding along the Rio Grande
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