Family Fun Beyond the Slopes
EACH YEAR, on the last weekend of February, a scene from Frozen plays out in the middle of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as a snow castle—complete with slides, staircases, and multiple rooms—rises…
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Category: Outdoors
Hit the Slopes at These New Mexico Ski Resorts
ANGEL FIRE RESORT Angel Fire Resort boasts more than 560 acres of downhill terrain, one of the longest chairlifts in America, and New Mexico’s only night-skiing operation, but don’t pigeonhole it as…
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Flight of the Sandhill Cranes
DARKNESS WRAPS Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in a frosty November veil. It’s 7 a.m., but a gaggle of photographers dressed in full winter gear has already lined a levee surrounding the…
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A New Way to Spa
IF YOU’RE LOOKING for the kind of relaxation that completely turns off your brain, a sensory-deprivation float tank at Ojo Santa Fe Spa Resort, in La Ciénega, might be the ticket. The experience is…
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Glamp It Up in Truth or Consequences
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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Fall for These Three Colorful Hikes
EACH FALL, NORTHERN NEW MEXICO’S glimmering aspen groves draw hikers and leaf peepers to bathe in the golden light. But for those willing to go farther afield, the Land of Enchantment’s color wheel…
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Pronghorn Find New Homes in New Mexico
THE TRAP WAS SET BEFORE SUNRISE on a crisp, sunny morning in late February. From the helicopter where New Mexico pronghorn biologist Anthony Opatz watched, it resembled wings spread across the…
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How to Preserve the Dark Skies
VALLE DE ORO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE is an oasis just seven miles south of Albuquerque. The former 570-acre farm, the first urban wildlife refuge in the Southwest, also ranks as an Urban Night Sky…
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Explore the Deep Night Sky
A FORM OF ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY that’s popular among more serious amateur astronomers is taking photos of distant objects in space. Retired aerospace engineers Lori and Barry Flansburg take pictures of…
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Get the Best View of the Annular Solar Eclipse
BEFORE ASSUMING ASTRONOMY is one outdoor activity that doesn’t require sunscreen, consider solar watching: a way to observe the sun during daytime, along with other parts of the lunar cycle not…
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