Elevate Your Campfire Desserts
CAMPING IS ONE OF summer’s great pleasures. After a day of roughing it, few things could be sweeter than breaking out s’mores for dessert. The gooey concoction of roasted marshmallows and melty…
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CAMPING IS ONE OF summer’s great pleasures. After a day of roughing it, few things could be sweeter than breaking out s’mores for dessert. The gooey concoction of roasted marshmallows and melty…
Read MoreTHE FIRST FISH CATCHES US BOTH BY surprise. I’m practicing flicking my rod to set the fly into a deeper stretch of the Pecos River when the indicator twitches. I tug back, just attempting to unhook…
Read MoreBACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS CAN PICK any spot and set up camp, although some of the more scenic sites are popular for a reason. When the water starts to feel warm as you walk along the Middle Fork of the…
Read MoreI’LL ADMIT IT: I’m a reluctant outdoorswoman. While I understand the appeal of a retreat that includes basking in natural wonders and sleeping under the stars, choosing to do so in a tent in the…
Read MoreTOBY VELASQUES HAS worked in New Mexico’s state parks for more than 20 years, so he understands that the outdoors can intimidate those who weren’t raised on hiking, fishing, or camping. But not to…
Read MoreGREG WOOD HAS STAYED in 33 of New Mexico’s 35 state parks as a volunteer (construction and a wildfire caused him to miss two). In exchange for an annual camping pass (currently $225 for an…
Read More"I THINK THIS IS OUR SITE," I say to my friend as I pull the car up next to the number matching our reservation at City of Rocks State Park. “That would be awesome if it is,” he replies. A cluster of…
Read MoreOliver Lee Memorial State Park THE CAMPGROUND AT Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, about 20 minutes south of Alamogordo, perches on a hillside above the sandstorm-prone Tularosa Basin. “You can sit…
Read MoreTHE IDEA for Earth Traveler Teardrop Trailers came after a camping debacle. Angel Irlanda had turned in for the night with his family at Elephant Butte Lake State Park when a sharp wind picked up. “It…
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