FLOCK OF MOONS BREWING COMPANY Albuquerque When Flock of Moons owners Stefanie Luna and Jeff Tomlinson first saw a 3,000-square-foot space in Albuquerque’s Bricklight District, they actually worried…
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IF FOOD IS ONE OF THE BEST ways to experience culture, then the New Mexico Tamale Festival cooks up the perfect chance to take a huge bite. The Cinco de Mayo celebration brings together local…
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EACH YEAR, on the last weekend of February, a scene from Frozen plays out in the middle of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as a snow castle—complete with slides, staircases, and multiple rooms—rises…
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MY DAUGHTER, WILLA, STANDS ON her tippy-toes, looking west from The Lodge at Cloudcroft’s copper-topped tower. From this 9,000-foot perch, light from the setting sun gets caught in dust over White…
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Balzano Family Vineyard and Pumpkin Patch Celebrate 10 years of family fun as you pick pumpkins and sip wine at the 150-acre property between Artesia and Carlsbad. “It’s about bringing family…
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➤ Arrive early. On Mass Ascension days, it’s important to arrive before sunrise. “You might be sitting in line, but I think 5 a.m. is good,” says Neil Jackson, vice president of the Balloon Fiesta…
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ALBUQUERQUE PHOTOGRAPHER AARON BLANC figures he wasn’t even a year old when he attended his first Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. He’s been a “balloonatic” ever since. Even while living away…
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KAREN CONVERSE AND HER CREW roll up to balloon events sporting matching pink-and-black apparel inspired by her 90,000-cubic-foot balloon, Penumbra, and its alternating vertical bands of color. A pink…
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LOOK UP ON ANY CLEAR DAY in Albuquerque, and you might spot a colorful globe drifting across the sky. “The balloons would land on the dirt road down the street from us,” says Michael Kerns, who grew…
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“I’M GONNA GO HOT!” Kierstynn Wehner shouts to her crew over the loud, droning noise of a nearby inflation fan. It’s just after sunrise in Rio Rancho as the 17-year-old triggers and steers a 15-foot…
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