MY WIFE SEES IT BEFORE I DO. As we mount the cerro in silence, wind hisses across the sage and rocks and into the piñon and juniper. Above, ravens and vultures play on rising thermals. Below, pinyon…
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A DEER STROLLS BY as we finish dinner on a metal picnic table outside a log-sided cabin at Coyote Creek State Park, in Guadalupita. The deer’s massive ears swivel toward us even as it keeps browsing…
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Gallo Campground. Sleep in your RV or tent at the edge of Chaco Culture National Historical Park at the 29-site campground, with views from some campsites to Fajada Butte and from others to a small…
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WHEN OUTDOOR enthusiasts Tavis and Amber Malcolm took their 10-week-old son, Morrison, nicknamed Mo, on his inaugural camping trip in 2018, they bundled him in everything they could find to keep him…
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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…
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THE 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…
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BACKCOUNTRY 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…
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I’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…
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TOBY 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…
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GREG 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…
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