Get Your Pick of Moriarty Sweet Corn
Above: Green Chile Corn Chowder with grated Tucumcari Mountain cheddar makes for a great harvest meal. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. IN AUGUST, WHEN THE CORN is as high as the proverbial elephant’s…
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Posts From: August 2020
Roy Rocks As A Climbing Destination
AS YOU HEAD EAST OUT OF SANTA FE, veering north toward Las Vegas and then beyond, the mountains flatten out into vast high plains below a sweeping sky. In 140 miles, the unassuming town of Roy…
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Mountain Bike the Gila-Proven Way
Above: Knobby tires and sturdy bike frames help trail riders earn their “Gila Proven” bragging rights. “LET ’ER ROLL.” TAKING THOSE WORDS AS OUR MISSION, we descend a rocky trail that gets more washed…
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Sunflowers Turn Santa Rosa Into A Bloom Town
Above: The Pecos sunflower bloom brings new verve to Santa Rosa. Photograph by Christina Selby. ON A SUNNY DAY IN MARCH 2019, I drive past historic Route 66 signs and pull into the parking lot of…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: August 2020
Illustration by Chris Philpot How to Mix Up Hatch Chile “First Colorado, now Arizona?” asked a fuming Tamara Casias-Shope upon spying a curious web recipe. On the heels of New Mexico’s good-natured…
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Shop: Santa Fe Indian Market
Above: Painting by Heather Johnston. Courtesy of SWAIA. EVERY AUGUST, THE SANTA FE INDIAN MARKET draws the best Indigenous artists in America and hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Plaza for a…
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Roadside Stop: White Rock Overlook
YOU COULD TACK THIS ONTO A VISIT to Los Alamos, just for the view. White Rock Overlook delivers on that score. Take the wheelchair-accessible path to an overhanging structure and gaze down a…
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Swap Your Soda For This Sparkling Refresher
Above: Patrick’s Probiotic Sparkling Water comes in four summery flavors. Courtesy of Patrick’s Probiotic Sparkling Water. WHEN SHAWN AND LYN PATRICK packed up their car, loaded in their cats, and…
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What We're Reading: Crazy Fourth
Photograph by John McCauley. ON JULY 4, 1912, around 4,000 PEOPLE witnessed a lopsided bout that was “no better than a basement smoker in the local Odd Fellows lodge hall,” writes Toby Smith in Crazy…
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