Under the Tree
This year's guide includes New Mexico made gift items for gentlemen, ladies and children…
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The Plains Truth
Why Go Now After you’ve spelunked the Cavern and feasted your way through Carlsbad, pull on your cowboy boots (or driving shoes) to explore the Llano Estacado, or Staked Plains—the heart of New…
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Points of Light
Last summer, the rough, knowing hands of tribal elders guided young Diné women through planting, harvesting, and grinding blue corn into meal for muffins and chackewe (porridge). The knowledge of how…
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Powder to the People
Log On Three must-have apps and a go-to website to power your adventure: Ski & Snow Report (Free) Snow conditions, weather forecasts, trail maps, and more for 2,000-plus ski areas, including nine in…
Read MoreBed, Breakfast, and Beyond
“Albuquerque has bed-and-breakfasts?” I heard that more than once while researching this article. Apparently, the charms of these properties are better known to those outside New Mexico than to…
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Higher Than a Kite
This month, more than 550 hot-air balloons will take to the skies during mass ascensions, Balloon Glows, and Special Shapes Rodeos at Balloon Fiesta Park, in the Duke City. With more than 800,000…
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Weekend Warrior: Alamogordo
Stay Marriott’s first Alamogordo property, the stylish Fairfield Inn & Suites, offers free WiFi, large flat-screen TVs, and iPod docks in its spacious rooms; families appreciate the indoor heated pool…
Read MoreHighlights of the 2013 New Mexico State Fair
The New Mexico State Fair runs Sept. 11-22. Complete schedule and details available at the Expo NM Website. Wednesday, September 11 OPENING DAY 3:00p.m.: Mariachi Norteno (Mariachi) 4:30p.m.: Baile…
Read MoreRewards of the Road Less Traveled
Why Go Now U.S. 60 appeals to unconventional souls. This string of tiny frontier towns, interrupted by only the Very Large Array, resonates with curious travelers blessed with a little extra time on…
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A Month of Fun Days
More than the calendar or even the thermometer, the aroma of roasting green chile announces the end of summer here in Las Cruces and its environs. When left in the field to ripen, the green peppers…
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