Editor's Letter: Gone Country
I’VE ALWAYS HAD a touch of cowboy envy. I’m not talking about the horse-riding, calf-roping, fence-mending kind, whose talents are best suited to a ranch or a farm. I know that’s not the life for me…
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Editor's Letter: Grand Tour
ANGELISA MURRAY HAS SOME ADVICE for travelers, whatever their destination: “Take a tour,” says the CEO of Heritage Inspirations tour company. “Beginning with a tour is positively the best way to start…
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Editor's Letter: Water Signs
WHEN THE NEWS CAME IN mid-April, we were well into reporting this month’s “Worth Every Last Drop” cover story. The Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit American Rivers had placed New Mexico’s rivers—yes…
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Enjoy Summer Nights at the Ball Park
JUNE 16 FATHER’S DAY PREGAME CATCH ON THE FIELD “Baseball is such a family sport,” says Albuquerque Isotopes general manager John Traub, who estimates that between 1,000 and 1,500 people participate…
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
JOHN TRAUB NEVER WANTS to forget what it’s like to be a fan—ever. In 21 seasons as Albuquerque Isotopes general manager, Traub has ventured to every part of Rio Grande Credit Union Field to better…
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A Look into Pueblo Baseball
BASEBALL IS MORE THAN A GAME on New Mexico’s pueblos. There’s something almost sacred in the gathering of teams and the community around a playing field etched into the earth. “Baseball is a part of…
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Editor's Letter: Field Guide
FOR MOST OF MY LIFE, summer and baseball have gone together like a bat and glove. From T-ball to Little League and all the way through college, summers revolved around the baseball schedule. When my…
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Editor's Letter: Taco 'Bout It
“EVERYBODY LOVES TACOS,” says Quinn Stephenson, owner of Santa Fe’s legendary Coyote Cafe and its more casual rooftop sister restaurant, Coyote Cantina. “I don’t know anybody who doesn’t like tacos. I…
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Editor's Letter: Wild Times
ON JUNE 3, 1924, THE GILA WILDERNESS became the first-of-its-kind wilderness area—a federally designated place with no roads, no cabins, no vehicles. Or, as Aldo Leopold—the Forest Service employee…
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Editor's Letter: Road Signs
ROUTE 66 TRAVELERS have rarely had it so good. Oh, sure, maybe during the heyday of the Mother Road, but these days, breakfast at The Mystic, on the original Route 66 in Santa Fe, is pretty tough to…
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