Alex Harris Returns to Peñasco
IN THE SUMMER OF 1972, a 22-year-old kid with bright eyes and Gordon Lightfoot hair whipped his Volkswagen Squareback out of a Durham, North Carolina, driveway and drove west—west across the…
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Category: October
Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Sip wine in the sunshine. In the 30-plus years since Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta started, it’s become one of the most exciting culinary events in the City Different. Over five days, 60 restaurants…
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Join a Hot-Air Balloon Chase Crew
LOOK UP ON ANY CLEAR DAY in Albuquerque, and you might spot a colorful globe drifting across the sky. “The balloons would land on the dirt road down the street from us,” says Michael Kerns, who grew…
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Editor's Letter: Fall Fling
WHILE THERE’S SOMETHING to love about New Mexico in every season, I’m an unabashed fan of fall. Give me long sleeves and turning leaves, and I’m happy. In fact, with all there is to do in October, I…
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Datebook: October 2023
LAST YEAR, THE SANTA FE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (SFIFF) rebranded to recognize its global draw, with entries spanning more than 100 countries, including films from France, India, and Ukraine. What…
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Get to Know This Young Balloon Pilot
“I’M GONNA GO HOT!” Kierstynn Wehner shouts to her crew over the loud, droning noise of a nearby inflation fan. It’s just after sunrise in Rio Rancho as the 17-year-old triggers and steers a 15-foot…
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Don’t Miss These Balloon Fiesta Glow Events
Dates and times below are for the 2026 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Balloon events are weather dependent. Check the official event schedule and Fiesta updates before heading out. Krispy…
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Tips for Camping Out at Balloon Fiesta
Scott Hughes and his wife, Lynn Gurnee, have hauled their Keystone Springdale travel trailer from Wyoming to Albuquerque for Balloon Fiesta every year since 2017. “It’s a way for us to see the…
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Meet This Legendary Balloon Pilot
JIM AHERN’S BALLOONING CAREER was peaking right as things were starting to take off. “I was in the airline business before ballooning,” Ahern recalls. “Back in 1978, ballooning was just a hobby.” At…
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Balloon Fiesta Takes You Up, Up, and Away
AT 5 A.M., DARKNESS HANGS LIKE A CURTAIN over Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park, hiding the riot of colors, shapes, and sounds about to be unveiled in the morning light. For now, you and the thousands…
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