Datebook: November 2023
THE CARLSBAD MUSEUM CRANKS UP the volume on American history with a new exhibition that looks at the guitar’s role in the growth of our country and as an instrument of change. Curated by the National…
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Visit Carlsbad's Twinkle Town
IN THE HEART OF CARLSBAD, where holiday lights and wintertime merriment are cherished traditions, a unique experience awaits with a delightful nautical twist. Christmas on the Pecos, recognized as one…
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Get A Last-Minute Gift for Dad
Rugged Trade, Carlsbad, Artesia, Roswell, and Hobbs Is your father a rugged type, always trying to get you into the great outdoors? Look for his perfect gift at Rugged Trade, with four store locations…
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Datebook: June 2023
JOAQUÍN ENCINIAS VIEWS THE ANNUAL Festival Flamenco Alburquerque as a big, beautiful, artistic gift. The oldest and largest flamenco festival outside of Spain brings more than 100 flamenco dancers…
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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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Get to Know Carlsbad Caverns Wildlife
Illustrations by Chris Philpot. CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK’S MOST FAMOUS RESIDENTS are its Brazilian free-tailed bats, but they’re just one of more than 67 mammals and 368 bird species that live…
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The History of Carlsbad Caverns
AN APACHE STORY TELLS OF A MEDICINE MAN who ventured into the caverns and was never seen again. Every year, tribal members would visit the cave around the anniversary of his disappearance and leave…
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Your Carlsbad Travel Guide
Get out. Learn more about the Chihuahuan Desert’s wildlife at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park, in Carlsbad. A 1.3-mile hike threads among yucca, agave, shrubs, and trees, through an…
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Give These Desert Hikes a Try
MORE THAN 50 MILES OF TRAILS access some 33,000 acres of the park that are designated wilderness areas, where you can take in views of the Guadalupe Mountains rolling on into Texas, explore canyons…
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Experience Big Room Magic
CARLSBAD CAVERNS IS UNIQUE for the rock that it occupies and how it formed. Most caves form from the top down, but sulfuric acid helped create these from the bottom up. A few factors had to combine to…
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