Trading With History
Above: Santo Domingo Trading Post. Note the reference to New Mexico Magazine , between defunct Life and Look. UPDATE: Santo Domingo Pueblo has indefinitely postponed the planned opening for the trading…
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Posts From: July 2016
Lowriders: Riding High
Above: Mike Montoya applies a finishing touch for the 2012 MainStreet ShowDown car show in Española. IT WAS A HOT SUMMER DAY in Chimayó, cicadas buzzing in the junipers and dogs panting in the…
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Dressing the Parts
Above: What begins as a set of drawings pinned with fabric swatches ends up as a regal costume for tenor William Burden at the Santa Fe Opera. Photographs by Minesh Bacrania. STAFFERS CALL THE SANTA…
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New Life in the Old West
Left: Cindy and James Hobbs, founders of the Flying J Ranch Chuckwagon Supper and Western Show. Right: Corinna Ripple offers an informal fiddle demonstration. PHOTO LEFT TO RIGHT: JOSEPH ARCURE, MARK…
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Hidden Gems
Above: Cliff River Springs offers guests canoes, kayaks, noodles, and rafts to enjoy its spring-fed pond. COURTESY OF CLIFF RIVER SPRINGS ON A JULY AFTERNOON IN 1997, as I drove west along US 60…
Read MoreStorytellers | July 2016
KATE NELSON Dressing the Parts Ignited by a passion for New Mexico’s history, wildlands, and creative people, Kate Nelson has contributed stories to the magazine that ranged from historic hotel…
Read MoreHidden in Plain Sight | Editor’s Letter | July 2016
IN THIS ISSUE WE GO behind the scenes into aspects of New Mexico culture that at first glance might seem to exist on different planets. In fact, I’m duty-bound to warn you that you could get whiplash…
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