Take a Spin to See the Roto-Sphere
WHEN IT WORKED, the Roto-Sphere above the El Comedor de Anayas restaurant, in Moriarty, lured hungry motorists off I-40 and onto Old Route 66. Neon lights lined its 16 colorful spikes. The ball they…
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Tag: Route 66
Time Travel in Tucumcari
STAND ON ANY CORNER IN TUCUMCARI and history unfurls in every direction—from the dinosaurs of the Mesozoic period to the city’s railroad heyday and the neon-lit allure of its Route 66 era. “The area…
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What We're Reading: Miles to Go
Brennen Matthews, his wife Kate, and son Thembi needed a vacation after a difficult move from Nairobi to Toronto. So they took a road trip west across the U.S., driving from Chicago to California. In…
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Through the Lens of Ernst Haas
UNTIL HE SET FOOT IN NEW MEXICO, in 1952, photographer Ernst Haas was strictly a black-and-white devotee. But during a weeks-long assignment for Life magazine—during which he hitchhiked through…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Lift off for Balloon Fiesta. Rainbow-colored hot-air balloons take to the skies over the Duke City beginning this weekend for the 50 th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The fiesta, held…
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What We're Reading: Tucumcari Tonite!
“TUCUMCARI” MIGHT COME from a Comanche word meaning “to lie in wait for someone or something to approach.” It’s a fitting moniker, we learn in Tucumcari Tonite! A Story of Railroads, Route 66 & the…
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Route 66 Shines Bright in Tucumcari
IN ITS HEYDAY IN THE 1950s AND '60s, Tucumcari glowed with so much neon that it was dubbed “Little Las Vegas.” Period photos hanging in the New Mexico Route 66 Museum testify to the illumination of…
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Find the Perfect Place to Park Your RV
Find the perfect home away from home. Illustration by Ryan Johnson. City of Rocks It’s a long drive to New Mexico’s most distinctive state park, on the southern end of the Gila Wilderness, but the…
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This Couple Saved Moriarty's Sunset Motel
THE SUNSET MOTEL, IN MORIARTY, lays claim to the title of New Mexico’s only Route 66 hotel still owned by the original family. Mike Pogue was there even before the motel’s 1959 beginning. As a…
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Maisel’s Historic Murals
Pop Chalee’s Animals in the Forest . Courtesy of Historic Albuquerque. A BLUE-SKINNED APACHE MOUNTAIN SPIRIT dancer in ruffled yellow pants hops on his moccasined foot. He brandishes two painted swords…
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