Editor's Letter: Camp Insight
Experience the joys of camping this summer season. Photograph by Denys Nevozhai/Unsplash. A RED DOME TENT PERCHED NEAR THE EDGE OF SANTA CRUZ LAKE’S Overlook Campground, positioned with a perfect view…
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Tag: NM Summer
Editor's Letter: Town Spirit
Once a ghost town, Madrid has rebounded as a place for galleries, boutiques, and live music. Photograph by Steve Gleydura. MADRID LOOKS LIKE ANYTHING BUT a ghost town on a sunny Sunday in May. A…
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Three Ways to Experience New Mexico's Skies This Summer
Experience New Mexico's majestic landscape from the sky. Illustration by Michael Byers. Soar over Gallup’s red cliffs Family-owned X-Treme-Lee Fun Balloon Adventures gives you an uplifting…
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Starry Nights
Twin hoodoos deep in the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness appear like earthly guardians of the Milky Way. A TARP PROVIDES A BIT of shade for my lounge chair as I attempt a nap. An uncomfortably hot June…
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Three Ways to Experience New Mexico's Lakes and Rivers This Summer
Standup paddleboarding is as close as you can get to walking on water. Illustration by Michael Byers. Rent a pontoon boat at Elephant Butte Marina del Sur has whatever floats your boat for a summer…
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How to Raft the Río Chama
The pace of the Río Chama offers plenty of opportunities to take in the surrounding landscape. Photograph courtesy of New Mexico River Adventures. WHITEWATER CAN BE A FROTHY WORD, even in places with…
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Three Ways to See New Mexico's Landscape Come Alive
See New Mexico's colorful canyons by horseback. Illustration by Michael Byers. Saddle up to Georgia O’Keeffe Gallop through the colorful canyons of Piedra Lumbre to waterfalls and other Ghost Ranch…
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Hiking Gila's Wilderness
A backpacker on a loop of the West and Middle Forks of the Gila River makes their way deeper into the wilderness. THE FIRST MILES OF THE TRAIL wound among piñon, juniper, and Gambel oak, through a…
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Editor's Letter: Hot Takes
The Gila National Forest offers epic night skies and lush forests a summer adventure. Photograph by Jay Hemphill. FOR MANY, SUMMER MEANS road trips, lazy days by the water, nights under the stars…
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Walk Among the Murals
Above: Kenneth Malone's portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe adorns Spirit Winds, a cafe and gift shop. Photograph courtesy of Kenneth Malone. WHEN SEBASTIAN "VELA" VELAZQUEZ moved to Las Cruces nearly a…
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