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Above: Juicing a car's hydraulics with up to 16 batteries produces hoppers that can reach heights of 8 feet. YEARS AGO, someone tagged Española as “Lowrider Capital of the World,” and the label stuck…
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Above: Juicing a car's hydraulics with up to 16 batteries produces hoppers that can reach heights of 8 feet. YEARS AGO, someone tagged Española as “Lowrider Capital of the World,” and the label stuck…
Read MoreAbove: Twin Lakes is just one of many Santa Rosa spots that invite young and old to dive in. ALREADY THE WATERS taunt you. Come in, come in , they seem to insist, with an azure wink from a limitless…
Read MoreAbove: Suzannah Wilcox Cox Barnebey welcomes Mia Johnson and Grace Housler to her garden. Mia's mother sometimes performs with the chamber music group. I STUMBLE UPON SHADY PINES cabin just a few…
Read MoreAbove: Rodin's house has angular lines that marry traditional and urban materials. THE FIRST ROOM Lois Rodin wants to show me in her Taos home is the art studio. She has laid out a welcoming homemade…
Read MoreAbove: For 34 years, Isabro Ortega has built his dream house and handcrafted its embellishments. ISABRO ORTEGA WANTED TO BE AN ARCHITECT, but he was one of nine children growing up in the village of…
Read MoreAllisun Hull leads an Orange Yoga class in Abiquiú. ON A SUNNY MORNING with a slight breeze and just a few white clouds in a bright blue sky, we park at a Santa Fe National Forest trailhead. Stacy…
Read More1. New Mexico Plant Kit ($24). jpants.com, Santa Fe (jpants.com). 2. Hand-painted pitcher by Kelly Jo Kuchar ($80). Detours at La Fonda, Santa Fe (505-988-1404, detoursatlafonda.com). 3. Bee Symphony…
Read MorePLANT OF THE MONTH Claret Cup Cactus (Echinocereus Coccineus) Like tiny scarlet goblets scattered across the sand, the waxy flowers of claret cup cacti dot landscapes from desert hills to 10,000-foot…
Read MoreAbove: Pick a cave adventure at El Malpais National Monument. THIS EASY 2.2 MILE TRAIL loops through an extensive system of lava-tube caves in El Malpais National Monument. Tack on extra distance (and…
Read MoreWhen I moved to New Mexico 12 years ago, the sheer volume of stars suspended in the night sky amazed me. With our high elevation, clean air, low population densities, and high number of clear nights…
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