Kickin’ Around Cruces
WHERE TO STAY With a sleek rectangular pool surrounded by a cantera-stone wall, gurgling fountain, and outdoor fireplace, the seven-story Hotel Encanto appeals to both families and couples seeking…
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Category: August 2014
Crowd Pleasers
The New Mexico State Fair NEED TO KNOW New Mexico State Fair Sept. 10–21 at Expo New Mexico in Albuquerque. The PRCA Rodeo and State Fair Concert Series begins Sept. 15 at Tingley Coliseum. Admission…
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Homes of the Art Colonists
BEFORE SANTA FE’S Camino del Monte Sol became the archetypal art-colony road, before any other houses dotted the hills above Acequia Madre southeast of the Plaza, artist, preservationist, and Hispanic…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing
DON’T ASK At press time, the popular website ask.com offered this helpful information: “New Mexico is one of the Mexican States found in western Mexico. The state is a part of the Mountain States, and…
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Antonya Nelson: Short and to the Point
Antonya Nelson has kept a home in New Mexico for 25 years, while raising her family and writing many of her 11 books. Nelson arrived to teach at New Mexico State University right after publishing her…
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Warriors in Training
In early February of 2014, I was contacted by a distant cousin in Oklahoma, who invited my two sons, Mahko and Ben, to participate in the war dances during March’s ceremonials commemorating the…
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Nine Nights a Week
NEED TO KNOW | RED RIVER SUMMER SOUNDS REDRIVER.ORG IS A GO-TO REFERENCE FOR ENTERTAINMENT, EVENTS, RECREATION, LODGING, DINING, AND MORE. Bull o’ the Woods Saloon hosts great local acts like Hwy. 38…
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One of Our 50 Is Found!
HATCHED IN THE WRONG STATE I was five in 1954, when I first went to Hatch. I fell in love with the state instantly. I have been back every year since, for 60 years. I love my home state of Oklahoma…
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Institutional Memories
STAND NEAR THE PARK behind the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis in Santa Fe. Close your ears to road racket, and you just may start to hear voices. That whisper? It could belong to an intrepid nun…
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