New Mexico’s UFO Records Declassified
ON MARCH 8, 1949, an aircraft systems inspector at Los Alamos National Laboratory looked up to see “an elliptical, rather stubby, aluminum body” surrounded by “billowy flame.” While watching it…
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The New MeX-Files
LAS CRUCES, AUGUST 20, 1949 Clyde Tombaugh, who famously discovered Pluto, was in his Las Cruces backyard with his wife and mother-in-law on a clear, starry night when “he saw a series of…
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Air Races Take Off in Roswell
I CLAP MY HANDS over my ears to deaden the roar as six military training jets thunder over the Roswell desert at close to 400 mph. Jostling for position along the 10.3-mile course, the modified Aero…
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Find Your New Mexico Style at 19Twelve
“WE’RE IN THE HEART of Old Town,” says 19Twelve Clothing Co. owner Fred Franco. “This has always been my dream.” Two years ago, Franco opened the clothing shop in Albuquerque’s Plaza Don Luis. In the…
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Echoes in Carson National Forest
ABOUT 20 MINUTES NORTH OF ABIQUIÚ, in the Carson National Forest, Echo Amphitheater creates the clearest echoes I’ve ever heard. My daughter’s voice ricochets across the concave wall of pink and…
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New Mexico’s Best Ice Fishing Lakes
Fenton Lake State Park. Great mountain views and sunshine make this Jemez Springs fishing hole a local winter favorite. “It’s special because of its proximity to Albuquerque,” says Mike Ruhl…
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Hooked on Ice Fishing
M ark Montaño grew up fishing in Santa Rosa. But he’d never been ice fishing until an art teaching job lured him to Colorado in 1988. The watercolor artist fell in love with the winter pastime and…
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Step Back in Time in Cimarrón
SOUTH COLLISON AVENUE cuts through the center of Cimarrón like a thread through time. A product of the Santa Fe Trail, the mid-1800s trade route from Franklin, Missouri, to Santa Fe, the town of…
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Faces of the Fair: Rodeo Star Seth Hall
P ROFESSIONAL TIE-DOWN ROPER Seth Hall grew up in Albuquerque but travels to 80 rodeos throughout the country each season to compete. His sport requires roping a calf, dismounting his horse, and tying…
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