Get Creative in Madrid
THE AUGUST SUN BEATS DOWN ON the lively patio of Refinery 14, where NM 14 ambles through the center of Madrid. Hemmed by a rough coyote fence under a gnarled salt cedar, the former outdoor space of…
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Category: Travel
Barelas Is for the Gente
A CALICO CAT LOUNGES ON THE PATIO in front of La Mexicana Tortilla Co. Cleo and her two cohorts are street cats in their golden years that the crew of the historic Albuquerque establishment treat with…
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Uncover Farmington’s Arts Scene
A BAND FROM THE NAVAJO NATION takes the open-air stage in downtown Farmington, quickly assembling an altar with animal bones and incense before roiling the mostly Indigenous crowd with the blackest of…
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Find Biking Heaven in Angel Fire
LEARNING HOW TO MOUNTAIN BIKE comes with all sorts of axioms that double as life lessons. Keep your eyes on where you want to go. Look past the problem, and you might just roll through it. But the…
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Editor's Letter: Grand Tour
ANGELISA MURRAY HAS SOME ADVICE for travelers, whatever their destination: “Take a tour,” says the CEO of Heritage Inspirations tour company. “Beginning with a tour is positively the best way to start…
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Try These Four Essential Art Tours
Las Vegas murals. The self-guided walking tour of more than a dozen murals includes the hand-painted images of heroes of medicine located on the side of the El Centro Family Care building (emblazoned…
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Take an Immersive Culture Tour
El Rancho de las Golondrinas. The 500-acre historic rancho on the Camino Real is a living history site dedicated to 18th- and 19th-century New Mexico heritage. Daily tours at 10:30 a.m. are guided by…
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The Sky's the Limit at Acoma Pueblo
ONE DAY IN THE 1960S, four men with identical suits and haircuts walked into a house at Acoma Pueblo’s Sky City. Tour ambassador Brandon “Turtle” Valdo, whose family began guiding visitors around…
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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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Take a Day Trip to Corrales
MY SHOULDERS START TO RELAX A mere 30 seconds after I turn north onto Corrales Road from the busy Albuquerque intersection at Alameda Boulevard. The area’s strip malls and fast-food joints quickly…
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