A Spectacle to Behold
A FEW MILES NORTH OF TAOS, a massive pair of thick-rimmed glasses peers out onto NM 150 near the driveway to the Bareiss Gallery. In 2002, Texas artist Steve Teeters constructed two sculptures of…
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Balloon Fiesta First-Timer Guide
➤ Arrive early. On Mass Ascension days, it’s important to arrive before sunrise. “You might be sitting in line, but I think 5 a.m. is good,” says Neil Jackson, vice president of the Balloon Fiesta…
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Join a Hot-Air Balloon Chase Crew
LOOK UP ON ANY CLEAR DAY in Albuquerque, and you might spot a colorful globe drifting across the sky. “The balloons would land on the dirt road down the street from us,” says Michael Kerns, who grew…
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Don't Miss These Balloon Fiesta Glow Events
Krispy Kreme Morning Glow Just after the Dawn Patrol, this glow builds predawn excitement for the Mass Ascension. “It’s just so unique and wonderful to experience,” says Jennifer Garcia, Balloon…
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Tips for Camping Out at Balloon Fiesta
Scott Hughes and his wife, Lynn Gurnee, have hauled their Keystone Springdale travel trailer from Wyoming to Albuquerque for Balloon Fiesta every year since 2017. “It’s a way for us to see the…
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Ham the Astrochimp's Journey into Space
AT THE NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF SPACE HISTORY, in Alamogordo, visitors leave bananas on the gravestone of Ham the Astrochimp as a tribute to the first great ape who was launched into space. “Before an…
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Will Grant Journeys into the Old West
IN MAY 2019, WILL GRANT AND HIS PARTNER, CLAIRE ANTOSZEWSKI, drove more than 700 miles from their home in Santa Fe to St. Joseph, Missouri, with Grant’s two horses, Chicken Fry and Badger, in tow. The…
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The Rails Dishes Out Trackside Fare
“WE’RE 30 FEET OFF THE TRACKS,” says Tate Nichols, co-owner of The Rails, the restaurant occupying Clovis’s historic train depot. “That’s a live rail that runs through there.” While trains might…
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Zahn McClarnon Previews Dark Winds Season 2
CERTAIN LINES ARE DRAWN in the sand this season,” says Zahn McClarnon, who stars as Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn in Dark Winds, the crime series from AMC set in and around the Navajo Nation. “We get to…
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Visit Bode's Pink Flamingo
LIKE A PIECE OF THE EVERGLADES perched in Abiquiú, a 12-foot tropical bird greets motorists as they pull into Bode’s General Store. “It’s a pink flamingo in the middle of nowhere,” says Andria Mae…
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