Bandelier’s Living Pueblo History
CLIPPERS AND SAWS PROTRUDE from volunteers’ backpacks as they hike along a trail through the bottom of a cream-colored canyon in Bandelier National Monument. David Hampton holds an ax in one hand, and…
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Category: Trails
Meet Cloudcroft Trail Steward Gary Truex
I N THE LATE 1800S, the railroad to Cloudcroft delivered tourists from the desert heat. But as travel moved to cars and the railroad lines were abandoned, they left the foundation for a double-track…
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Thomas Zunie Leads Zuni Trail Stewardship
W HEN PUEBLO OF ZUNI members decided to establish a trail system, they began with what already existed, reshaping roads into trails and adding links to different parts of the community or the…
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Trace the Goodnight-Loving Trail
WHERE LONGHORNS ONCE kicked up red dust, oil pumpjacks known as “nodding donkeys” now pepper the land along the Pecos River, from the Texas border to up past Artesia. The opportunity to turn hard work…
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Andrea Watson Builds Trail Connections
T HE 3.5-MILE CIMARRON HERITAGE TRAIL links the Philmont Training Center and Camping Headquarters to historic downtown Cimarrón. This year, conservation staff working for Philmont—with help from some…
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Walk Dovetail’s Accessible Trail
A HALF-MILE TRAIL loops through piñon and juniper, touring the edge of a watercourse in the pinkish ground of the Galisteo Basin. Benches, shade structures, and interpretive signs dot the pathway…
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ADA-Accessible Trails in New Mexico
Los Alamos Canyon Rim Trail follows the edge of the mesa for 2.5 miles, with bridges and overlooks for peering into the canyons. Walkers and bicycle commuters frequent the paved trail, which begins…
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Keeping Gila Trails Open
T HE GILA BACK COUNTRY HORSEMEN organization has been clearing trails for more than 20 years. Melissa Green has been out there for 18 of them. She began with the U.S. Forest Service, then moved on to…
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New Mexico Trails Guide
FOR A HORSE RIDE Trails into the Pecos Wilderness often start with difficulty, climbing out of the Pecos River canyon and up into the high peaks. “The trade-off is that the scenery and the terrain are…
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