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Casitas de Gila

Southwestern Guesthouses & Art Gallery on 90 acres overlooking Bear Creek and the Gila Wilderness, near Silver City, New Mexico

Silver City New Mexico

CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES
Becky & Michael O'Connor, Owners

50 Casita Flats Road (Off Hooker Loop)
P.O. Box 325 • Gila, New Mexico 88038 • USA
Tel: 575-535-4455 • Fax 575-535-4456

Toll Free: 1-877-923-4827
info@casitasdegila.com

     


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AREA EVENTS     •     THINGS TO DO IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO
THE ART GALLERY AT CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES

WHAT'S YOUR INTEREST?

HIKING   •  BIRDWATCHING  •   ROCKHOUNDING   •   HORSERIDING   •   STARGAZING   •   MOUNTAIN BIKING


 

ONE OF FODOR'S "239 GREAT PLACES TO ESCAPE TO NATURE" — MAY 2006
ONE OF SUNSET MAGAZINE'S "TOP 10 ROMANTIC COTTAGES" — FEBRUARY 2007

 

FOR OUR GUESTS …

Telescope!   Michael conducts Tours of the Heavens through our Orion 10-inch dobsonian reflector telescope.

Wireless High-Speed Internet!   Now available to all our guests in their Casita.

Our Art Gallery!
   Original oil paintings, icons, folkart, cliff dwelling carvings, pottery, turquoise and fire agate and other handmade jewelry, books, soaps, tee-shirts and caps, all available at our adobe Art Gallery

Self-Guided Nature Trail!   Cactus, trees, rocks, plants — learn what's what in our part of the world

Herb Garden!   Fresh herbs for our summer and fall guests!

Hummingbirds!   They arrive in the spring and stay through the fall!


 

We've Got a Telescope !

silver city telescopeOur Skies here at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses are so clear and dark, we couldn't put it off any longer — we got an Orion XT10 Dobsonian Reflector Telescope.

Our Moon, planets, galaxies, nebulas, star clusters, double stars, variable stars, and Messier Objects can all be found in our brilliantly clear Southwestern skies.

Our clear, dark skies offer excellent viewing year-round. However, fall, winter, and spring months are the best times for deep-sky viewing. Guests at the Casitas have the opportunity to marvel at the wonders of the Milky Way with a clarity reached today in only a very few places in the United States.

By late September, Orion the Hunter makes his appearance in the east to begin his winter march across the heavens, as Cygnus the Swan heads towards the western horizon.

All through the winter and early spring, Cassiopeia the Queen and Cepheus the King dance their eternal dance along the Milky Way. Their daughter Andromeda remains forever chained at the foot of Pegasus the Winged Horse, comforted only by the hazy glow of the spiral Andromeda Galazy, the only galaxy other than the Milky Way that can be seen with the naked eye.

Silver City New Mexico stargazingIt's a toss-up as to what time of the month is the best for night sky viewing at Casitas de Gila Guesthouses. Watching the full moon rise above Turtle Rock is marvelous, and bathes the creek below in a surreal beauty you'll long remember. While in the dark of the moon, the brilliant Milky Way and its thousands of stars seem so close you could reach out and touch them.

For those fascinated with the stars and night sky, we have star charts and daily night-sky viewing guides in each Casita, and there are high-power binoculars available for guest use. If you're rusty on your constellation identification, we'll be glad to point out some of the major ones to get you started.

Michael is happy to conduct guided tours of the heavens, when requested and our schedule allows, with our Orion telescope. Astronomy enthusiasts are encouraged to bring their own telescopes or favorite eye pieces.

More Special Things for Our Guests …
Art Gallery   
   Herb Garden       Self-Guided Nature Trail


 

Please contact us by telephone, fax or e-mail if you would like more information on Casitas de Gila, on availability, or would like to make a reservation.


 

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Casitas de Gila Guesthouses & Art Gallery

Becky & Michael O'Connor, Owners

50 Casita Flats Road (Off Hooker Loop) • P.O. Box 325
Gila (Silver City area), New Mexico 88038-0325 • USA
Tel: 575-535-4455 • Fax 575-535-4456

Toll Free: 1-877-923-4827
info@casitasdegila.com

 

 

HOME    •    CASITA FACILITIES   •    RATES & POLICIES     •    LOCATION

THINGS TO DO IN SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO      •      AREA EVENTS
THE ART GALLERY AT CASITAS DE GILA GUESTHOUSES

WHAT'S YOUR INTEREST?

HIKING
   •   BIRDWATCHING   •   ROCKHOUNDING   •   HORSERIDING   •   STARGAZING   •   MOUNTAIN BIKING


 



ONE OF FODOR'S "239 GREAT PLACES TO ESCAPE TO NATURE" — MAY 2006
ONE OF SUNSET MAGAZINE'S "TOP 10 ROMANTIC COTTAGES" — FEBRUARY 2007

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