Editor's Letter: Joy Story
NEW MEXICO IS A GIFT. The kind wrapped in the indigo, rose, and purple of the mountains at sunrise. The kind best appreciated with each new trail or back road traveled. The kind that reveals new…
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Editor's Letter: Bird Counts
AT DUSK, the birds returned in waves to the Wetland Roost at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Hundreds of snow geese floated in the water as the rest of the overwintering flock looked for a…
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Editor's Letter: Fall Fling
WHILE THERE’S SOMETHING to love about New Mexico in every season, I’m an unabashed fan of fall. Give me long sleeves and turning leaves, and I’m happy. In fact, with all there is to do in October, I…
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Editor's Letter: Fire Works
"BURN HIM! BURN HIM!” The ceremonies at last year’s 98th Burning of Zozobra had been delayed to permit the record crowd of 71,000 to finish making its way into Santa Fe’s Fort Marcy Park, and the…
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Editor's Letter: Star Powers
STARGAZING MAY NOT BE the first thing that comes to mind when visiting Fort Union National Monument. But the largest 19th-century military fort in the region sits on a strategic swath of open prairie…
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Editor's Letter: 100 Strong
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, the goals of the New Mexico Highway Journal were rather simple. In July 1923, that 16-page debut issue of what was to become New Mexico Magazine aspired to present some of the…
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Editor's Letter: Happy Trails
I LOVE THE FEELING OF THE TRAILHEAD. There’s a thrill in pressing start on my AllTrails app, taking those first few steps, and heading out for a new adventure. The rhythmic sound of the earth…
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Editor's Letter: Full Service
SANTA FE’S HORSEMAN’S HAVEN IS THE STUFF OF LEGEND, known from here to Hatch for its fiery green chile. Owned and operated by the Romero family since 1981, this is the place that brought Anthony…
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Editor's Letter: Dig Deep
WE HAD BARELY TURNED ONTO THE ENTRANCE road to Carlsbad Caverns National Park when my wife pointed to our left. “Look,” she said. “Stop the car.” Barbary sheep were everywhere, grazing along the…
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Editor's Letter: Play Stations
CLOSE TO 20 YEARS HAVE PASSED since our family spent a few days at a dude ranch in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Our three kids were all under eight, probably too young to fully appreciate the…
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