8 Only-in-New-Mexico Museums
SMOKEY BEAR HISTORICAL PARK Capitán In the mountain village where a rescued cub became a national icon, this small but poignant museum traces Smokey Bear’s journey from the 1950 Capitán Gap Fire to…
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Lincoln Keeps the Old West Alive
FLAMES WHIP ACROSS the northeast corner of Alexander McSween’s adobe home as smoke turns the yard hazy, engulfing Sheriff George Peppin’s posse, who set the blaze. Inside, the lawyer McSween shelters…
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What We’re Reading: The Lost Cities of El Norte
IN THE LOST CITIES of El Norte (Mariner Books), Peter Stark chronicles Francisco Coronado’s disastrous 1540 expedition across the unforgiving landscapes of the Southwest, but the book’s real power…
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DeeDee’s Finest Beef Jerky Carries On
“CARNE SECA HAS been around for centuries,” says Pablo Lujan, owner of DeeDee’s Finest Beef Jerky. “We’re keeping that tradition alive.” The Española jerky outfit started 25 years ago, when founder…
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What to Drink This Month: Keeping Together Brewery
THE ART OF HOLDING SPACE. How Does Your Divinity Feel? Waiting to Be Discovered. No, these aren’t titles at a metaphysical bookstore, they’re beers on tap at Keeping Together Brewery and Beverage…
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Sweet and Spicy Kettle Corn
This recipe originally appeared in “Meet Your Market” by Adele Oliveira…
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3 Pizzerias Heating Up the Scene
TENDER FIRE KITCHEN, SANTA FE In March, the cult-favorite pizza pop-up graduated to a brick-and-mortar location. The spot at Santa Fe’s new Midtown Campus still serves its popular wood-fired…
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What to Eat This Month: Hej Hej
LIKE YELLOW ON MUSTARD, hot-dog season is upon us. Hej Hej’s Swedish hot dogs, however, take the usual all-American accouterments and flip them delightfully sideways—swapping ketchup and relish for…
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Rest Easy, Dennis Hopper
TOWARD THE CENTER of a small cemetery in Ranchos de Taos, among rocks and desert scrub, a weathered wooden cross marks the grave of Dennis Hopper. Bandanas, motorcycle patches, and beads flutter from…
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What We’re Reading: Wolvers
TAYLOR BROWN’S Wolvers (St. Martin’s Press) drops readers into southwestern New Mexico’s rugged Gila Wilderness, where the reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves has reignited old tensions. At the…
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