Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Feel the music at Ghost Ranch. See some of the best indie bands perform against a stunning orange- and cream-hued backdrop at the Ghost Ranch Music Festival: Blossoms and Bones . Headliners include…
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Posts From: August 2023
Pronghorn Find New Homes in New Mexico
THE TRAP WAS SET BEFORE SUNRISE on a crisp, sunny morning in late February. From the helicopter where New Mexico pronghorn biologist Anthony Opatz watched, it resembled wings spread across the…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: August 2023
Illustration by Chris Philpot. WHERE’S THE BEACH? Years ago, RAYMOND PUFFER was a brand-new ensign in the Navy, assigned to what was then Sandia Base, in Albuquerque. Back in Michigan, his mother, a…
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Howdy from Las Vegas
TWENTY-FIVE SECONDS INTO THE OPENING of Red Dawn, the camera pans across the peaceful streets of Las Vegas, New Mexico, before lingering on a mural of a cowgirl sitting on a fence next to the greeting…
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How to Preserve the Dark Skies
VALLE DE ORO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE is an oasis just seven miles south of Albuquerque. The former 570-acre farm, the first urban wildlife refuge in the Southwest, also ranks as an Urban Night Sky…
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Explore the Deep Night Sky
A FORM OF ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY that’s popular among more serious amateur astronomers is taking photos of distant objects in space. Retired aerospace engineers Lori and Barry Flansburg take pictures of…
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Get the Best View of the Annular Solar Eclipse
BEFORE ASSUMING ASTRONOMY is one outdoor activity that doesn’t require sunscreen, consider solar watching: a way to observe the sun during daytime, along with other parts of the lunar cycle not…
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The Rails Dishes Out Trackside Fare
“WE’RE 30 FEET OFF THE TRACKS,” says Tate Nichols, co-owner of The Rails, the restaurant occupying Clovis’s historic train depot. “That’s a live rail that runs through there.” While trains might…
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Travel the World with Jo’s Farms
JUST NORTH OF ALBUQUERQUE’S hopping Sawmill District and historic Old Town, verdant agricultural and lavender fields abound. That’s where interior designer and curator Lisa Fontanarosa makes her home…
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Asian Market Brings New Flavors to Santa Fe
IN THE OLD DAYS, if a Santa Fean wanted to make mapo tofu, pad Thai, or spring rolls, they’d come up short searching for the necessary ingredients around town. That void was filled when the Santa Fe…
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