How Water Helps Form White Sands
Illustration by Jameson Simpson. AS YOU DRIVE INTO White Sands National Park on Dunes Drive, the one road into the park, the Chihuahuan Desert gives way to ever taller white sand dunes. The sands may…
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Category: 2020
The Wonders of White Sands National Park
BY DUSK, THE WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK dune field seems marked by a strange kind of hieroglyphics—footprints and long vertical lines of people scrambling up and then sliding down the steepest faces…
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Fresh Take on Classic Ramen
SLURP, SLURP, DUNK, and repeat. That’s the rhythm of ramen at Oni. The Albuquerque restaurant, which opened in late May, serves up to 120 bowls a day of its New Mexican take on the Japanese classic…
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Best Hiking Trails at White Sands
Trails can be on sand or a boardwalk—but dogs must be leashed. WHITE SANDS IN SOME WAYS a pathless place. Visitors are welcome to walk over any stretch of bare sand dunes. But these three hikes can…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing: November 2020
Illustration by Chris Philpot. HAVE A NICE FLIGHT Mary Ellen Capek received a package from the state of New Jersey’s Department of Health that was correctly addressed to her Corrales home. But it…
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How to Sled the Dunes
Sledding is a go right now. Photograph by Tira Howard. WHOOSHING DOWN A SANDY HILL while holding on for dear life (we’re not screaming, you’re screaming) is a sure way to prove you’re a White Sands…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend: Halloween Edition
Enjoy all of Halloween's treats without any tricks this year. Photograph by Drew Hays, Unsplash. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A real fright fest, so why should Halloween be any different? The trick this…
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How the Dunes at White Sands Shift Over Time
The dunes at White Sands come in four primary types: dome, barchan, transverse, and parabolic. Illustration by Jameson Simpson. WIND CARVES THE CHARACTER OF the dunes at White Sands, generally driving…
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What's Past is Prologue
A former high school teacher, New Mexico State Historian Rob Martínez tries to view the past through a human lens. Photograph by Jen Judge. ROB MARTÍNEZ LOVES A GOOD STORY—whether during an…
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Editor's Letter: History Notes
New Mexico's state historian, Rob Martínez. Photograph by Jen Judge. DURING NORMAL TIMES, I’d have already heard Rob Martínez perform live at Corrales Bistro Brewery or another of the many venues he…
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