MY WIFE SEES IT BEFORE I DO. As we mount the cerro in silence, wind hisses across the sage and rocks and into the piñon and juniper. Above, ravens and vultures play on rising thermals. Below, pinyon…
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PADDLE Runnable sections line the Río Grande, including classic whitewater lines well-suited to rafting and kayaking like the Race Course and the Box; day-float sections like the one through the…
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“S O, YOU BUILD BOATS IN THE DESERT?” Errol Baade has heard the question many times in his tenure at Aztec-based Jack’s Plastic Welding (JPW), which designs and manufactures everything from river rafts…
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FROM THE PENNY LANE Access Point in Farmington, rafters can see where the lazy pace of the Animas River abruptly ends in churning rapids. The highlight? An eight-foot drop at the culmination. “It’s…
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I’M POISED ON A SANDY riverbank in the heart of Farmington, at the point where the Animas and San Juan rivers converge. A distant birdcall pierces the quiet rumble as translucent green water pushes up…
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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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We have all the elements for a fantastic summer season. Illustration by Michael Byers. Hiking Gila's Wilderness A hike in the Gila National Forest trains the eye to follow what matters most. Three…
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Above: Louie Hena, a guide for 40 years, calls the river his church. Photographs by Inga Hendrickson. LOUIE HENA SITS AT THE HELM of our Native Cultures Feast and Float excursion as it drifts a long…
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