A Taste of Prairie Star
IT’S A MOONLESS winter evening, cold enough to have the heat cranking in the car, when I make a wrong turn in what suddenly feels like the middle of nowhere. Pausing, unsure, I exchange wide-eyed…
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Tag: Sandia Mountains
On the Fast Track
E VERY TIME COMPETITIVE snowshoer Michelle Hummel has traveled to a world or national championship, she’s stood on the podium—in New York, in Japan, in Spain, in Italy—earning seven national and five…
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Where to Snowshoe in New Mexico
BEGINNER At Valles Caldera National Preserve, rangers guide winter snowshoeing hikes, including moonlit outings, around the likes of Cerro La Jara, one of the domes in the vast Valle Grande basin…
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The Medallion Trees Mystery
IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK, there’s history sprinkled along the trails of the Sandía Mountains. Dollar-coin-size medallions, tacked to the trunks of trees, mark an ecological timeline that roughly ties…
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Atop Sandía Peak
Above: The Kiwanis Cabin was built from the limestone rock of Sandía. Photograph by Ian Beckley. THE LIMESTONE-BLOCK WALLS of Kiwanis Cabin cling to a craggy cliff atop Sandía Peak, looking both…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
The Vesely Building is one of 18 sites available on the virtual audio tour of Silver City. Photograph courtesy of Silver City. Dig into Silver City’s History. Travel to Silver City and learn about its…
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Four of New Mexico's Best Hikes
Above: La Ventana Arch in the El Malpais National Conservation Area, near Grants. Photograph by Efraín Padró /Alamy Stock Photo. New Mexico has 39 national wilderness areas. From desert hoodoos to…
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An Ode to Sandia Mountain
Above: Winter on the Sandia Mountains. Sandía: Seasons of a Mountain Photographs by David Muench, essay by Ruth Rudner (University of New Mexico Press) Sandía Mountain wasn't the first rugged place…
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