Make a Splash in New Mexico Waters
PADDLE Runnable sections line the Río Grande, including classic whitewater lines well-suited to rafting and kayaking like the Race Course and the Box; day-float sections like the one through the…
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Category: Water Sports
Ride the Waves of the Río
AS WE PILE INTO A VAN for the drive upstream to the put-in at Alameda Bridge in Corrales, the conversation quickly turns to the river: How high is the water? Is it up or down from last week? It’s…
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Cool Down at These Water Escapes
CHILL OUT AFTER THE HOT SPRINGS. Drop into some hot springs at Jemez Springs—either primitive or developed. Hikers can reach the natural pools at Spence Hot Springs or McCauley Warm Springs, both in…
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Paddling Makes Perfect at these Lakes
PINK ROCK CANYONS carve out secluded coves with sandy-beach shores at Conchas Lake, the 25-mile-long reservoir crafted by the Canadian and Conchas rivers as they run out of the eastern edge of the…
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How to Raft the Río Chama
The pace of the Río Chama offers plenty of opportunities to take in the surrounding landscape. Photograph courtesy of New Mexico River Adventures. WHITEWATER CAN BE A FROTHY WORD, even in places with…
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Ride the Río's Rapids
Above: Yes, there are rivers in New Mexico—and some move really fast. Photograph by Ryan Heffernan. CALL IT "RIVER TIME"—that hypnotic space where the real world falls away and you float, just float…
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The Fisher’s Fisherman
Above: Norman Maktima fly-fishing in the Pecos River. Photographs by Andrew Kornylak. THE RÍO CHAMA FLOWS cold and green below Abiquiú Dam, north of Española. Some of us might look at the river and…
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The Lifeblood
Above: Louie Hena, a guide for 40 years, calls the river his church. Photographs by Inga Hendrickson. LOUIE HENA SITS AT THE HELM of our Native Cultures Feast and Float excursion as it drifts a long…
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Old Man River
Above: Taylor Streit in the Río Grande Gorge. A 2001 inductee to the Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame’s Legendary Guide List, he opened the Taos Fly Shop in 1980. THE TROUT MUST be feeding by now in…
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