The spirit of the Old Southwest, where outlaws Pancho Villa and Billy the Kid ran, is still intact in the areas, plazas, and jails they frequented. Apache Indian campgrounds where artifacts can still be found are within a mile of the studio.

Some of the oldest missions in the US are in the area. Taos, Santa Fe, Ruidoso, White Sands, the Gila Wilderness and Carlsbad Caverns (the largest in the world) can also be visited on days off.