Destinations: Chaco Canyon
Above: Seen from the mesa top, Pueblo Bonito's living spaces and ceremonial kivas give a hint of the region's size and importance. Photographs by Minesh Bacrania. IT FEELS UNFORGIVING OUT HERE. So…
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Tag: Hiking
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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A Year of Magical Living
Above: The Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument at sunset. Photograph by Wayne Suggs. We all have our go-tos—a restaurant, hike, gallery, margarita, or green chile recipe—that we return to…
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Stay Outside All Year Long
Photograph by Kelli Johansen. Sure, the piñons dotting the landscape are expected, but the Galisteo Basin Preserve, near Lamy, is full of surprises. Top a ridge and find Moab-like red dirt and…
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Unlocking the Sevilleta
I STOOD ATOP A MESA in central New Mexico, rugged mountains looming to the west, a lush river valley below. The lights of cars and trucks traveling the ribbon of I-25 winked on as the sun set. I knew…
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