Quelites
THE POWER OF PLANTS Traditional plants are deeply rooted in New Mexico culture, used for medicinal and culinary purposes by Ancestral Puebloans, Spanish settlers, mountain men, homesteaders, and many…
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Tag: 100th Anniversary
Laughing Horse Man
WILLARD "SPUD" JOHNSON WAS A SELF-EFFACING MAN who often spoke with profound silences, so it is understandable that much of what he did would go unnoticed for so long. It is a pity, nevertheless, for…
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All in a Day at Capulin Volcano
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED what it's like to walk inside a volcano and explore it? You don't have to travel to faraway lands for such an adventure. At Capulin Volcano National Monument in northeastern New…
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Mescal Roast
THE CRISP DAWN LIGHT of mid-May sparkles as 20 or so Mescalero Apaches amble across the dusty Chihuahuan Desert in search of a thorny-leafed succulent called mescal. Some carry hatchets, others tote…
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Datebook: April 2023
IN JULY 1923, the New Mexico Highway Journal launched with a mission to elevate “the attractions of New Mexico as a national playground.” That journal—America’s original state magazine—became the…
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The Real Elfego Baca
IF ELFEGO BACA—who once held 80 rampaging Texas cowboys at bay for 36 hours—had lived to see his life portrayed in the Walt Disney TV-series [Elfego Baca], he would have enjoyed it immensely. He might…
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Las Acequias
IN THE EARLY SPRING LIGHT, the village of Nambé seems to secretly sigh, awaken, and then exhale the breath and promise of new life. Despite the obvious changes that contemporary life brings to many of…
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Lawrence of New Mexico
THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE in whom the sense of wonder is quick and joyous after the early childhood years have passed, and even many children nowadays seem to have it left out of them. One sees so many…
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Chile for the Nation
IT MAY BE SHOWN IN COLORS ON ARTIST’S CANVAS; pictured on the pages of Western stories; visitors may try to describe it to stay-at-home friends after seeing the Southwest. Whatever the medium, no…
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Winter Playground
MONTEZUMA HOT SPRINGS, ONCE THE DARLING OF THE SANTA FE railroad, still serves many purposes. Its great, chateau-like building, a former luxury hotel, is now a seminary. The once-bustling activity of…
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