Unearth Farmington's Unique Trails
FOR BIRD-WATCHERS With over eight miles of trails and several access points along the river, the Animas River Trail is Farmington’s ultimate urban hike. Opt for the easy 1.8-mile Riverside Loop and…
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Hike Up to the Golden Arches
I’M STANDING AT WHAT was once the bottom of the ocean and where tyrannosaurs used to roam. Here, too, an Ancestral Puebloan mother likely played hide-and-seek with her young son among the boulders…
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Five Gila Trails to Try
HAVING A VARIETY OF USABLE TRAILS is essential for experiencing the solitude that Aldo Leopold enjoyed, says Melissa Green, trails project coordinator of Gila Back Country Horsemen. “Keeping people…
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Experience New Mexico Giveaway
THE GIVEAWAY New Mexico Magazine readers will have the opportunity to enter our Instagram giveaway for four Experience New Mexico excursions. The promotion is provided in partnership with Heritage…
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The Medallion Trees Mystery
IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK, there’s history sprinkled along the trails of the Sandía Mountains. Dollar-coin-size medallions, tacked to the trunks of trees, mark an ecological timeline that roughly ties…
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Meet Expert Hiker Cindy Brown
I N HER EARLIEST MEMORY , Cindy Brown was on a trail. “My parents took our family out hiking, camping, fishing, and boating,” she says. “I always loved being outside. Anyone looking for me could find me…
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Dust Off Your Boots and Hit the Trails
DIFFICULTY LEVEL: BEGINNER Soledad Canyon Loop. This easy, four-mile loop northeast of Las Cruces offers a rich experience of the Chihuahuan Desert microclimates of the Organ Mountain–Desert Peaks…
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Hike Flag Mountain for Panoramic Views
THE TRAIL DISAPPEARED INTO THE OLD BURN SCAR. Young aspen and oak, regrown since the 1996 Lama fire, shimmered in yellows, reds, and oranges. We pushed into the growth and scrambled up the ridge…
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Give These Desert Hikes a Try
MORE THAN 50 MILES OF TRAILS access some 33,000 acres of the park that are designated wilderness areas, where you can take in views of the Guadalupe Mountains rolling on into Texas, explore canyons…
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“Experience New Mexico Centennial Celebration” Instagram Giveaway
THE GIVEAWAY New Mexico Magazine readers will have the opportunity to enter our Instagram giveaway for four Experience New Mexico excursions. The promotion is provided in partnership with Heritage…
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