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The Christmas Different

To a newcomer, his first Christmas in New Mexico is often a little unreal. It isn’t that there are regional Christmas ghosts, or that the holiday is spooky. It’s just different, and differences may be…

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The Plains Truth

Why Go Now After you’ve spelunked the Cavern and feasted your way through Carlsbad, pull on your cowboy boots (or driving shoes) to explore the Llano Estacado, or Staked Plains—the heart of New…

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Real New Mexico Thanksgivings

What makes your Thanksgiving celebration distinctively New Mexico? Is it the setting in New Mexico's vast and enchanting landscape? Perhaps it's New Mexico's food or the people you celebrate with…

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Points of Light

Last summer, the rough, knowing hands of tribal elders guided young Diné women through planting, harvesting, and grinding blue corn into meal for muffins and chackewe (porridge). The knowledge of how…

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Drawing on Discovery

New Mexico’s fascination with the life and work of revolutionary Spanish artist Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) seems to know no bounds, and in recent years has only deepened. In a state so rich with…

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Taos Forecast: Steep Upgrades

At 12,481 feet, Kachina Peak is the highest point at Taos Ski Valley, and an impressive summit by any measure. The windswept pinnacle is marked by a large stone cairn and fluttering Tibetan prayer…

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Along the Great Divide

The Continental Divide Trail is the crown jewel—and, at 3,100 miles, the longest—of our 30 National Scenic Trails, among which are the Appalachian and Pacific Coast trails. The CDT, as it’s known…

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Powder to the People

Log On Three must-have apps and a go-to website to power your adventure: Ski & Snow Report (Free) Snow conditions, weather forecasts, trail maps, and more for 2,000-plus ski areas, including nine in…

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