JIM STEIN STILL OWNS THE OLYMPUS OM-2 his parents bought him as a kid. For more than 35 years, he’s toted the single-lens, 35-millimeter camera with him, while growing up in Los Alamos, attending…
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ALMOST NOTHING CAN PREPARE YOU for the funky fun of your first Madrid Christmas Parade—no matter how many times you’ve visited the ghost town turned artist haven or binged the Hallmark Channel’s…
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I F THE MADRID CHRISTMAS PARADE HAD A PRINCESS , Maizie Blue would bear the off-kilter crown. The Española 13-year-old has been riding Solo the Yak, adorned with a bright red nose and led by Santa…
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AT NEW MEXICO MAGAZINE, we’re blessed with a talented staff devoted to bringing you the stories of our state’s people, places, and passions. By most any measure, our jobs are a treasure. We get to…
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RAY BAIR FOLLOWED WHAT HE CALLS a “natural sequence of steps” into ballooning—from spectator to crewman to balloon owner to pilot. In 1973, Bair and his wife, Carol, attended the very first World Hot…
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I HAVE NEVER MET A TOOL THAT I DIDN’T HATE—hammer, wrench, saw, shovel, you name it. I am bad with all of them, on a frustratingly epic level. My father tried to teach me when I was a kid, as I helped…
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A TRIO OF MONKS sitting in front of wooden wine barrels toast our arrival at Casa Rondeña Winery, in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Located near the tasting room door, the painted tiles nod to the…
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I CAN'T SAY that before moving to New Mexico I had ever purchased a piece of art—unless you count what can be found at Ikea. But in just a short time here, my wife and I have bought enough pottery…
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We all have that one friend, the person who stretches out their birthday into a week (or more) of get-togethers, happy hours, outings, and other festivities. Well, we’re that friend. As you might have…
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"YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THIS,” offered Managing Editor Kate Nelson as she handed me the oversize DeLorme New Mexico Atlas & Gazetteer, filled with maps detailing roads, topography, public lands, and a…
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