Restoring Life to the Lordsburg Playa
IN THE FIRST BLUSH of dawn, the Lordsburg Playa conjures a mirage—a layer of dew rising from its fractured, elephant-skin crust, glistening with bright promise. Maybe the land has learned something, I…
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Category: August
Encounter Stranger Things on These Tours
Southwest Expeditions. Southwest Paranormal Tours offers year-round and specialty tours sure to make your spine tingle. Explore the 1937 Doña Ana County Courthouse and jail or meander through Mesilla…
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Spooky Strolls Through Old Town
AS DUSK DESCENDS upon Old Town and the shadows grow darker, I make my way to Plaza Don Luis. It is still lively with people dining, drinking, and chatting—sounds that have reverberated throughout…
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It's Thyme to Spice Things Up
INTOXICATING AROMAS from every corner of the globe fill the Savory Spice Shop. Open since 2013, the store just off the Santa Fe Plaza stocks a bewitching blend of more than 400 spices, seasonings, and…
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Indulge in Heidi's Sweet Scoops
OUTSIDE HEIDI’S ICE CREAM SHOP, in Albuquerque, a line eagerly waits for a glimpse at the glass case filled with brown butter piñon, lavender lemon sorbet, Adobe Road (chocolate spiked with red chile…
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Michael Naranjo's Visionary Touch
IN 1999, AT THE DEDICATION for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, in Washington, D.C., then Senator Barack Obama read a statement inscribed on one of the memorial’s 18 glass panels…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Don’t miss Indian Market weekend. The biggest Indigenous arts gathering in the world, Santa Fe Indian Market takes the City Different by storm this weekend. Hundreds of artist booths, spanning 12…
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Uncover Elements of the Past
AS WE GATHER at Fuller Lodge for the History of the Secret City tour in downtown Los Alamos, guide Jim Shipley asks, “So, who’s seen Oppenheimer?” Most of the group of 10—which ranges from a teen to…
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Time Travel with Historical Tours
Pecos National Historical Park. Among the free tours, the daily Ancestral Sites Tour teaches visitors about Ancestral Pueblo and Spanish Colonial history. Three times a week, the Civil War Walking…
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Shop Fun Finds at Indigo Market
THE INDIGO MARKET wants to make you smile while you shop. The two-year-old Taos boutique specializes in eclectic locally made goods, including baby onesies, organic skin care products, sunglasses…
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