New Mexico’s UFO Records Declassified
ON MARCH 8, 1949, an aircraft systems inspector at Los Alamos National Laboratory looked up to see “an elliptical, rather stubby, aluminum body” surrounded by “billowy flame.” While watching it…
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New Mexico’s Weird, Embrace It
NO OTHER CARS SHARED the road as I drove I-25 south on a frigid January night in 2023. I fiddled with the heater, trying to clear the condensation from my windshield so I could better peer into the…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Have a wild weekend. Step into a village frozen in time for Old Lincoln Days and The Last Escape of Billy the Kid pageant. The village of Lincoln is the state’s most visited historic site, and for a…
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Datebook: August 2026
COOL MOUNTAIN BREEZES, multiple stages of live music, and some of the best barbecue in the Southwest converge in Red River during the 8750' BBQ & Music Festival. “Our weather in August is unbeatable,”…
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ADA-Accessible Trails in New Mexico
Los Alamos Canyon Rim Trail follows the edge of the mesa for 2.5 miles, with bridges and overlooks for peering into the canyons. Walkers and bicycle commuters frequent the paved trail, which begins…
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Sirphey Brings Flavor to Bandelier
“GOOD THING WE BROUGHT our appetites,” I tell my husband, Kyle, as we walk into Sirphey at Bandelier, in the former lobby of Bandelier National Monument’s Frijoles Canyon Lodge. But he’s too entranced…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Ring in the New Year. Las Cruces Chile Drop In apropos New Mexican style, Las Cruces rings in the new year by dropping a massive 19-foot light-covered chile pepper over the Plaza de Las Cruces. The…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 See an exhibition by a boundary-breaking artist. Renowned painter Fritz Scholder (Luiseño) created expressionist works that pushed the boundaries. He was known for breaking Native stereotypes and…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Experience Santa Fe’s biggest Indigenous events of the year. SWAIA’s Indian Market The 103rd Santa Fe Indian Market brings more than 1,000 artists representing 200 tribal nations to the City…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Go international. The 12th SITE Santa Fe International exhibition since the art space’s founding in 1995, Once Within a Time , opens on Friday. Curated by Cecillia Alemani, Once Within a Time…
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