Clockwise from top right: Oreos ’n’ cream, watermelon, cantaloupe, chocolate-dipped strawberries with cream, bubble gum, and chile lime. DOES SANTA FE’S OASIS ICE CREAM SHOP have a time machine? One…
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Getting grill marks on your lettuce adds a nice, smoky element to a classic salad. WITH THE TEMPERATURES SET TO soar this season, savvy home cooks will head to the grill to avoid firing up the oven or…
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Roswell draws all kinds for its alien festivities. Photograph courtesy of the City of Roswell. A MONSOON STORM RAGED THE NIGHT a flying object crashed near Roswell. Alien believers reference the July…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Gila National Forest offers epic night skies and lush forests a summer adventure. Photograph by Jay Hemphill. FOR MANY, SUMMER MEANS road trips, lazy days by the water, nights under the stars…
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