Take a Walk in the Wild
TAKE A WALK IN ANY DIRECTION with a couple of skilled foragers, and a weed will never look the same again. Up a mountain trail, down a sandy arroyo, and even in your own backyard, it’s astonishing to…
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Tag: Flowers
Flower Child
LIKE THE PUFFY CLUSTERS of yarrow flowers that blossom during the summer, Shayai Lucero (Laguna Pueblo) is a rare delight. As the owner of Earth & Sky Floral Designs, she is among the very small…
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Best Hikes for Spring Wildflowers
BY MAY, THE LOWLAND DESERTS in the south go quiet with the oncoming heat, but the cooler high deserts in the north, as well as mountains across the state, start to pick up the bloom with unique and…
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Wildflower Boom
Mexican poppies along the Baylor Canyon Pass trail. SHAKE OFF THE WINTER BLAHS on this 5.6-mile trail near Las Cruces that kicks off New Mexico’s wildflower season in spectacular fashion. After a…
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Sunflowers Turn Santa Rosa Into A Bloom Town
Above: The Pecos sunflower bloom brings new verve to Santa Rosa. Photograph by Christina Selby. ON A SUNNY DAY IN MARCH 2019, I drive past historic Route 66 signs and pull into the parking lot of…
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Wildflower Heaven
I SLOW TO MAKE THE CURVE on the winding road to Aguirre Spring Campground, in the Organ Mountains, then brake to a rapid stop and laugh out loud. The thrill from suddenly discovering a slope blanketed…
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