Fall Color Unfolds in the Gila
On a cool October morning in southwestern New Mexico, mist from Snow Lake drifts into the golden grasses along the trail. Brushstrokes of rose and blue dance across the water, reflecting the predawn…
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Tag: Fall
Bosque Binge
Above: Dotted with color, Jemez Springs makes for a great fall road trip. Photograph by Minesh Bacrania. Coronado Historic Site In the heart of Bernalillo, just north of Albuquerque, this site holds…
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Find Nature in the City
RANGERS AND VOLUNTEERS at the Río Grande Nature Center State Park have decades of knowledge about the bosque’s plant life, birds, mammals, and trails. “We have two instructional coordinators at this…
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More Than Gold
LEAF PEEPERS DON'T HAVE TO hit the high country or even leave the city to spot fall colors. Joran Viers says park hoppers can find bright red ornamental pears and peach-to-burgundy Chinese pistaches…
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Cottonwood Heaven
AS IT TUMBLES ACROSS the Colorado state line into New Mexico, the Río Grande nourishes a forested garden running the length of the state. Seen from above, as thousands of migrating birds do every…
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Here's How Leaves Get Their Fall Colors
Fall Fade As days shorten in the fall and temperatures drop, trees quit making food through their leaves. The chlorophyll, which absorbs light to make that food and gives leaves their green color…
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Moved by Nature
Catch a glimpse of "shimmering" Aspen along the Aspen Vista Trail in the Santa Fe National Forest. Photograph by Tira Howard. ASPEN LEAVES ATTACH TO BRANCHES with long stems, called petioles, that…
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See Fall Color Shimmer Across the Jemez Mountains
Pockets of fall color glimmer across the charred ridges of the Jemez Mountains. A FEW SLIM, BLACKENED PINE TREES—some now up to their waists in baby aspens—stand sentry on the ridgetops running off…
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Editor's Letter: After the Fall
The Jemez Mountains offer a vibrant display of fall colors. Photograph by NMTD. IT WAS MID-NOVEMBER when we finally made it to Bandelier National Monument, near Los Alamos, for the first time. By…
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