High Times at Elevated Pour
AS US 64 DROPS OUT of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, it winds through aspen and pine forests and deposits you in a peaceful valley. At 8,880 feet, the quiet village of Angel Fire features a ski…
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Tag: Mountain Town
Slow Down in Cloudcroft
AS I WALK INTO High Rollin’ Coffee, in Cloudcroft, a sticker on the register greets me like a gentle nudge to the hippocampus: “On Mountain Time.” I peruse the menu board of grain bowls, toasts…
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Editor’s Letter: Small Wonders
THE MOUNTAIN AIR FELT like snow was on the way. We’d been blessed with sunny skies and warm temps for most of our long weekend in Cloudcroft, but it was mid-November at 9,000 feet. So on our last…
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Peak Season in Red River
AS THE JEEP TIRES scrape near the edge of the gravel road, driver Gary Swinford prompts, “See how steep it is?” You can’t miss it. The gravel slope drops so precipitously that the ridgeline on the far…
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Brunch It Up at Vine
MATT DIETZ WAS a visitor to Red River long before he became a resident. The Texas-born transplant grew up vacationing in the mountain town, sometimes multiple times each year. “I don’t think my…
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