THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS SALAMANDER grows to all of three inches long and hides under fallen logs and rocks, where moist soil allows it to breathe through its skin. For nearly a decade, Nancy Karraker, a…
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MAGICAL REALISM WAS NOT SIMPLY a literary genre when I spent summers in Chimayó during my youth. It was a lived experience. I’d venture into the hills behind my grandmother’s home, just a stone’s…
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What compelled you to write this book? There were so many points of entry for me to study the women of the Santa Fe Trail. I have lived along the Santa Fe Trail and have been the chief executive of…
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1 Honor a holy tradition. The pilgrimage to Chimayó, which happens every year during Holy Week, sees more than 30,000 people walk to the northern New Mexico village to visit its legendary church and…
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P OP CULTURE OFTEN DEPICTS record store owners as a certain type: pretentious, aloof, and opinionated, often dismissive of mainstream tastes in favor of underground tracks. George Casey, owner of Lost…
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This recipe originally appeared in "Hall Pass" by Jennifer Levin…
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This recipe originally appeared in "Hall Pass" by Jennifer Levin…
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RESIDENT ARTISTS The artists-in-residence program hosts six artists from mid-May through late October. Each one runs at least one public event. In 2024, offerings included nature journaling, drawing…
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AVID HIKER COCO RAE started volunteering at the Valles Caldera National Preserve in 2018, just as staff began identifying and creating a guide to its trail system. Some of her volunteer time went to…
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TENTS SPRAWL ACROSS a landscaped lot in Silver City, mere steps off the Continental Divide Trail. Blistered thru-hikers—157 miles into their 3,100-mile journey north—enjoy solar-heated showers…
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