An Ode to the St. James Hotel
THE BULLET HOLES in the ceiling will be missed. So, too, will the St. James Hotel’s bison burgers, ice-cold beers, and the sound of bootheels on the old wooden floor. The list of Old West figures who…
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Belly Up to the Old West
Editor's Note: Just over a week after we went to press with the November issue, the owners of the St. James Hotel announced on Facebook that the historic Cimarrón property was closing on September 17…
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To Tame the Sabinoso Wilderness
Above: Largo Creek, in the Sabinoso Wilderness, eventually trickles into the Canadian River. Photographs by Claire Antoszewski. THE NORTHEAST CHUNK of New Mexico—from Las Vegas to Clayton and up to…
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Valle Vidal – The Valley of Life
Above: Jesse Martinez, a third-generation Valle Vidal stalwart, points out landmarks to the south. JESSE MARTINEZ RIDES A GOOD HORSE. One that holds steady when he flushes a stampede of elk from an…
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Wild Turkeys, Thing-A-Mabobs & the Rockets’ Red Glare
"You smell that?" asks Tommy Bolack as he sparks a transformer in his electromechanical museum. IT'S A WONDER Tommy Bolack isn’t deaf. He’s a thump junkie, he told me over the phone. He likes things…
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The Wild Heart of the Gila
The foggy wildness of the Gila. THIRTEEN MILES NORTH of Truth or Consequences, exit 89 on Interstate 25 is a lonely, windy place. The landscape is devoid of trees. Elephant Butte Reservoir, the…
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