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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Tag: El Malpais National Monument
Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Attend a homecoming. After a four-year tour throughout the country, Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery returns home to the Southwest with an opening celebration on Saturday at the…
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Break Out for Family Fun
STEAM TEAM The Inspiration: At Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return, parents can indulge their kids’ curiosities at Santa Fe’s 70-room immersive art experience. Step into the refrigerator, duck under…
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Trek Back Through Time
IF PEOPLE HAD BEEN THERE TO SEE IT—and there’s a chance Ancestral Acoma or Zuni people were—lava flowing across what’s now El Malpais National Monument might have looked a little like a dark ocean…
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Four of New Mexico's Best Hikes
Above: La Ventana Arch in the El Malpais National Conservation Area, near Grants. Photograph by Efraín Padró /Alamy Stock Photo. New Mexico has 39 national wilderness areas. From desert hoodoos to…
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Park Central
Upward bound at Bandelier. Photograph by Kennan Harvey. On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service, which celebrates its centennial with free…
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National and State Parks
The Canyon Loop Drive at Chaco Culture National Historical Park travels past several exemplary structures, including the most popular, Pueblo Bonito. Photograph by NMTD. Connected to the Ancients…
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