Dry Hikes

Above: Learn where you can hike during the winter without gaiters or snowshoes. Illustrations by Ryan Johnson. Church Rock Trail, Red Rock Park The spire of Church Rock rises above Gallup’s Red Rock…

Healing Waters

FIRST FIND BIBO, north of Laguna Pueblo. From there, NM 279 leads to the small village of Seboyeta. Curve around the old church, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, and you’ll come upon a dirt road that…

State of Art

Above: Paula Tackett. Photograph by John McCauley. PAULA TACKETT REGULARLY STOPS VISITORS inside the Roundhouse, New Mexico’s capitol building, to say, “You’re in the best art gallery in the state.”…

Change of Pace

Above: Aztec's Alien Run Trail offers other-wordly vistas and mild weather, even in the deepest part of winter. Photographs by Jeremy Wade Shockley. AT NINE ON A SATURDAY night, Farmington is quiet…

We Hereby Declare

Above: Scenes from the citizenship ceremony at Aztec Ruins National Monument. Photographs by Jeremy Wade Shockley. We have come many miles to this place where so many have come before. The event that…

The Book Hunter

Above: A few of Maida Tilchen's finds over the years. Photographs by Bob O'Connor. IN 1879, WHEN SUSAN WALLACE, wife of New Mexico Territorial Governor Lew Wallace (better known as the author of…

Sip It

Above: A selection of Gruet's sparkling wines. Photograph Courtesy of Gruet Winery. For a big party, you can’t beat a case of Gruet’s Blanc de Noirs for the combination of local flavor, quality, and…

Recipe: Pomegranate Mimosa

Recipe: ¡Qué Fancy!

Good Times

Above: Gruet Winery tasting room associate Diana Garner pours the makings of a proper toast. Photographs by Douglas Merriam. If you’ve driven north on I-25 from Albuquerque to Santa Fe over the past…