Sculpting the Spirit of WNMU
A 5,000-POUND GRANITE boulder suspends 10 feet off the ground, supported by stainless steel spires. Representing Western New Mexico University students, the influences that shape them, and the…
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Take a Load Off at Silver City Waterworks
TENTS SPRAWL ACROSS a landscaped lot in Silver City, mere steps off the Continental Divide Trail. Blistered thru-hikers—157 miles into their 3,100-mile journey north—enjoy solar-heated showers…
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Gravel Biking in New Mexico
NOT ROAD CYCLING and not mountain biking, gravel riding is something in between, often mixing paved roads, dirt roads, and nontechnical trails. “It’s about open-ended possibilities, going out your…
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Visit These Seven Iconic Film Locations
ALBUQUERQUE NOTABLES: Lonely Are the Brave (1962), Breaking Bad (2008–2013), The Avengers (2012), Sicario (2015), Better Call Saul (2015–2022), Stranger Things (2016–). While most people know about…
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A Timeline of New Mexico's Film and TV History
1898 Indian Day School (Thomas A. Edison, Inc.) Less than a minute long, the first film shot in the territory shows children entering and exiting Isleta Indian School. Early 1900s The industry gets…
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Blue Dingo Has a Bag for Every Adventure
KAI VENTURE’S BAG designs draw inspiration from his own adventures. He wanted to bring his four-legged companion on bike rides, for example, so the Blue Dingo Bagwerks founder used his grandma’s…
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Rock Out at Whiskey Creek Zócalo
WHEN THE SAXOPHONIST finishes his howling solo, applause and appreciative hollers rise to the level of the jazz music being shared from the main stage at Whiskey Creek Zócalo. On this Sunday, my…
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5 Must-Do Nature Tours
Randall Davey Audubon Center & Sanctuary. Take a Friday-afternoon docent-led tour of the mid-1900s Randall Davey House and Studio at the property, which also offers free guided bird walks every…
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Venture into the Bisti Badlands
THE WIND BLOWS my tour guide’s long hair out of his face as we walk. Gilbert Tsinnajinnie’s dark curls fly toward the wide brim of his hat, which is tan and banded with white and red like the rock…
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Kingston Ghost Town Museum Gets New Life
A BLUEGRASS TRIO JAMS in the shade of a refurbished adobe home, its textured walls painted white and roof trimmed with a dusty turquoise. Notes from the stand-up bass, guitar, and mandolin provide…
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