Tree of Knowledge
The Tree of Knowledge in Roswell focuses is crafted of metal leaves encompassing powerful words. Photograph courtesy of Susan Wink. RISING NEARLY 18 FEET in front of the Roswell Public Library, the…
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Good Nights at White Sands
Camping at White Sands National Park. Photograph by Tira Howard. GYPSUM DUNES TAKE ON a magical feel under moonlight—a wonder best experienced by camping at one of White Sands National Park’s 10…
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The Architecture of White Sands Visitor Center
A period-specific update to the historic visitor center’s sign is in the works. Photograph by Tira Howard. DUCK INTO A DIM HALLWAY in the White Sands National Park visitor center for a welcome respite…
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Picnic at the Dunes
Lyle E. Bennett designed these picnic shelters exclusively for White Sands National Park. Photograph by Tira Howard. LIKE SILVERY METAL SAILBOATS skimming a sea of blanched dunes, the picnic shelters…
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Preston Mitchell: A Taste of Home
Hatch Chile Store founder Preston Mitchell is dedicated to providing authentic Hatch green chile to people throughout the country. Photo courtesy of Preston Mitchell. A great-great-grandson of an…
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Danise Coon: The Science of Chile
ESPAÑOLA NATIVE DANISE COON was looking to escape her family’s farming roots when she started an undergrad program in psychology at New Mexico State University in the 1990s. The pull of her heritage…
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Walk Among the Murals
Above: Kenneth Malone's portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe adorns Spirit Winds, a cafe and gift shop. Photograph courtesy of Kenneth Malone. WHEN SEBASTIAN "VELA" VELAZQUEZ moved to Las Cruces nearly a…
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