Change of Pace
Above: Aztec's Alien Run Trail offers other-wordly vistas and mild weather, even in the deepest part of winter. Photographs by Jeremy Wade Shockley. AT NINE ON A SATURDAY night, Farmington is quiet…
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Tag: Hiking & Trails
Urban Jungle
Above: Hitting the Paseo del Bosque Trail is like taking a mini-vacation from the city. Photograph Courtesy of ABQ Free Images. The Albuquerque metropolitan area has about one million humans. But it…
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A Town Reborn
Above: Questa abuts the wildlands of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Photographs by Minesh Bacrania. THE VILLAGE OF QUESTA perches where the Sangre de Cristo peaks and ponderosa pine…
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A Hero's Questa
Above: Near Questa, the Rio Grande cuts an 800-foot gorge through volcanic rock. Photograph by Geraint Smith. At an elevation of 7,461 feet, the mountain enclave of Questa is the gateway to the Río…
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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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From New Mexico to Texas On This 100-Mile-Long Trail
Above: At 8,751 feet, Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in Texas and the end of the Guadalupe Ridge Trail, which begins in New Mexico. Photographs by Michael DeYoung. IT WAS LATE, maybe too late…
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Finding a Dream State in Jemez Springs
Above: The ruins of Jemez Historic Site nestle near a spectacular mesa. Photographs by Minesh Bacrania. THE MURAL ON THE faded exterior of the Los Ojos Saloon, an old mercantile built in 1947 in…
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Three Easy Hikes for Even the Most Casual Outdoorsperson
Above: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Photograph by Douglas Merriam. KASHA-KATUWE TENT ROCKS NATIONAL MONUMENT Location: 40 miles west of Santa Fe The trails at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks…
Read MoreParallax | Go. See. Do. | May 2018
Astro-photography can range from a steady hand holding a camera phone against a telescope's eyepiece to extremely technical sessions that span multiple nights capturing data. The image above was taken…
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The Best Hikes in New Mexico - Catron County
Above: The Sawtooth Mountains invite exploration. Photographs by Jay Hemphill. AMONG 7,000 SQUARE MILES of gorgeous scenery with fewer than 4,000 people, you’re bound to find a few recreational…
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