Going Home
Above: Joe Lewis gazes at Laguna Pueblo with his best friend, Junior the border collie. JOE LEWIS RUMBLES DOWN US 93 in Nevada, the Great Basin Highway, over its craggy peaks and across its valleys…
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Made in the Heart of NM: Family Ties
Above: Jared and Richard Chavez at their San Felipe Pueblo home studio. IN A STATE WHERE BOLOS RUN neck and neck with regular ties, a bolo made by San Felipe Pueblo jeweler Richard Chavez sticks out…
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In Alien Territory
DENNIS BALTHASER SEEMS to appear right out of the wild blue yonder. When I pulled up to our prearranged meeting place, I didn’t notice anyone else in the parking lot. But as I step out of my car and…
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New Traditions
Does folk art have to be old-fashioned to be authentic? The International Folk Art Market doesn’t think so. At this year’s event, July 14–16, some traditional art forms go contemporary with the…
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Go. See. Do | July 2017
Brenda Rae stars in the opera Lucia dei Lammermoor, one of the operas scheduled at Santa Fe Opera this season. Photography Courtesy Santa Fe Opera. BIG BANGS Independence Day weekend inspires…
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Go. See. Do. | June 2017
Above: Dust off your boots for Gallup's Best of the Best Rodeo. Photography Courtesy Best of the Best Rodeo / Nakai Photography. THE ROUTE IS ROCKIN’ Tucumcari basks in the neon glow of midcentury…
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Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
Former barbecue world champion Kelly Wertz returns to Smokin' on the Pecos. New Mexico’s state championship barbecue tournament was born from a morning of binge-watching the TV show BBQ Pitmasters…
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Earthy Delights
SMOKE POURED FROM THE OVEN and Grandma started having a conniption. Mom wrenched open the oven door and began beating back the flames with a dish towel. It was nothing, she insisted, just a little…
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Cerrillos Sweet Spot
Above: The guesthouse patio of David Campbell and Heidi Steele in Cerrillos is ringed by raised garden beds. THE PARTY WAS POPPING, and David Campbell and Heidi Steele were nervous. With a guest list…
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Boot-Scootin’ in Cruces
Above: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with Jeff Hanna on guitar, performed at last year's Las Cruces Country Music Festival. Las Cruces is the heart of the Mesilla Valley, an agricultural region rich in…
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