Take Me Out to the Ball Game
JOHN TRAUB NEVER WANTS to forget what it’s like to be a fan—ever. In 21 seasons as Albuquerque Isotopes general manager, Traub has ventured to every part of Rio Grande Credit Union Field to better…
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Tag: Summer Guide
A Look into Pueblo Baseball
BASEBALL IS MORE THAN A GAME on New Mexico’s pueblos. There’s something almost sacred in the gathering of teams and the community around a playing field etched into the earth. “Baseball is a part of…
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A Tale of Two Tailgates
OH, THE DRAMA, THE INTRIGUE ... the score! The tailgating scenes at New Mexico United and the Santa Fe Opera may seem worlds apart, but the goals (get it?) are very similar: a good time alfresco. “The…
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Rafting Through New Mexico's History
I N 1973, CISCO GUEVARA STOOD OUT as a rare New Mexican river runner who knew how to handle the Taos Box, some of the roughest whitewater on the Río Grande. He was hired at Los Rios River Runners…
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Three Ways to Experience New Mexico's Skies This Summer
Experience New Mexico's majestic landscape from the sky. Illustration by Michael Byers. Soar over Gallup’s red cliffs Family-owned X-Treme-Lee Fun Balloon Adventures gives you an uplifting…
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Starry Nights
Twin hoodoos deep in the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Wilderness appear like earthly guardians of the Milky Way. A TARP PROVIDES A BIT of shade for my lounge chair as I attempt a nap. An uncomfortably hot June…
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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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How to Raft the Río Chama
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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Three Ways to See New Mexico's Landscape Come Alive
See New Mexico's colorful canyons by horseback. Illustration by Michael Byers. Saddle up to Georgia O’Keeffe Gallop through the colorful canyons of Piedra Lumbre to waterfalls and other Ghost Ranch…
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Hiking Gila's Wilderness
A backpacker on a loop of the West and Middle Forks of the Gila River makes their way deeper into the wilderness. THE FIRST MILES OF THE TRAIL wound among piñon, juniper, and Gambel oak, through a…
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