Hooked on Ice Fishing
M ark Montaño grew up fishing in Santa Rosa. But he’d never been ice fishing until an art teaching job lured him to Colorado in 1988. The watercolor artist fell in love with the winter pastime and…
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Tag: State Parks
Make a Splash in New Mexico Waters
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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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Honor our vets. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center hosts Veterans Day activities on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Held in the courtyard, the event showcases an…
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Camping with Kids
Plan ahead and bring extra food to make your camping adventure a success. Photograph by Christina Selby. CHOOSE WISELY. If it’s your first time out, start close to home, advise expert family campers…
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Visit Sugarite Canyon State Park for Family-Friendly Camping
LAKE MALOYA COMES INTO VIEW as we descend switchbacks on the back side of Little Horse Mesa, near Ratón. The late-morning heat gives way to the cool microclimate of Segerstrom Creek, its gurgles…
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Three Camping Adventures for Family Fun
Camp overnight at one of these three family-friendly sites. Illustration by Ryan Johnson. Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Tracks Travel back in time to when dinosaurs ruled the eastern plains of…
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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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Must-Visit Bird-Watching Destinations
Bitter Lake provides a wintering habitat for migrating birds. NEW MEXICO IS THE PERFECT STORM for birders,” says Jon Hayes, executive director of Audubon Southwest. Home to more than 500 species…
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Best Parks for RV Camping
THE RV LIFE IS BOOMING. At Aloha RV, in Albuquerque, owner Peter Larson estimates the dealership’s sales were up about 20 percent in 2020. “Thirty percent of those sales are new RVers,” he says…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
See artist Jorge Benitez's Courtyard at the exhibit Geometric Aljamía: A Cultural Transliteration at the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Photograph courtesy the Las Cruces Museum of Art. Discover the beauty…
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