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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Tag: Small Towns
Whet Your Appetite in Arroyo Seco
CARROT CAKE IS MOST DEFINITELY a breakfast appetizer. With the July afternoon temperature headed toward 90, I settle into the oak-shaded patio of Arroyo Seco’s Sol Food Café for coffee and a generous…
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Galisteo’s Creative Glow
I’VE ONLY MET Judy Tuwaletstiwa a few minutes ago, but the Galisteo mixed-media artist and I are blinking back tears in her creekside studio. Leaning over Chaco Series, Tuwaletstiwa’s latest art…
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Vintage Meets Local at the Heirloom Shop
IN DOWNTOWN RATÓN, across from the stately brick railway station, Jacob Blackwell is arranging organic vegetables and minding the register inside the Heirloom Shop. With its emerald awning and vintage…
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Bite Into Capitán’s Oso Grill
TUCKED BETWEEN THE CAPITÁN and Sacramento mountains, the tiny village of Capitán takes just four minutes to drive through on US 380—unless the aroma of sizzling green chile and seared beef stops you…
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Meet Mike Pogue of Moriarty's Sunset Motel
A S OWNERS OF THE SUNSET MOTEL in Moriarty, Mike and Debbie Pogue put their heart and soul into keeping the midcentury property in tip-top shape. Mike helped his dad build the original 18-room hotel…
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Cruise Route 66 Through Central New Mexico
THE SMALL TOWNS AND BRIGHT CITIES strung together by historic Route 66 in central New Mexico still harbor gems of yesteryear that flash from the roadside. Some Route 66 enthusiasts argue that one of…
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Get Creative in Madrid
THE AUGUST SUN BEATS DOWN ON the lively patio of Refinery 14, where NM 14 ambles through the center of Madrid. Hemmed by a rough coyote fence under a gnarled salt cedar, the former outdoor space of…
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Life’s a Breeze in Corona
JEAN HEWITT BOUGHT HER HOUSE IN Corona by accident. The longtime Mainer farmed oysters until her perpetually cold toes compelled her to spend one winter in Arizona. Driving back east, she stopped for…
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Bernalillo Is Grounded by Faith
THIS MONTH, NEW MEXICO’S FAITHFUL will observe the Christmas season with cherished traditions. That’s especially true in Bernalillo, a small town north of Albuquerque that has resisted the urban…
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