WRITER, COWBOY, RANCHER, miner, and army scout Eugene Manlove Rhodes (1869–1934) is remembered today for little more than coining the phrase “the land of enchantment.” A recent reissue of two of his…
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AS I WALK THROUGH SHADOWS CAST by golden-age behemoths at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, it’s easy to imagine the awe these marvels inspired in the early days. Even now, more than a…
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Thank you to our sponsors for the 24th Annual Photo Awards: Muench Workshops, New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, New Mexico Department of Transportation, the Hatch Chile Store, World Balloon, the…
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➤ Taos Mountain Balloon Rally October 27–29 Fall colors in the mountains add to the spectacle of this intimate event, which draws about 35 balloons each year. ➤ Artesia Balloons & Tunes Festival…
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Exploring the dunes at White Sands National Park is just part of the fun. There's plenty to do in Alamogordo and Las Cruces as well. Photograph by Tira Howard. CONSIDER MAKING Alamogordo or Las…
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Camping at White Sands National Park. Photograph by Tira Howard. GYPSUM DUNES TAKE ON a magical feel under moonlight—a wonder best experienced by camping at one of White Sands National Park’s 10…
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A period-specific update to the historic visitor center’s sign is in the works. Photograph by Tira Howard. DUCK INTO A DIM HALLWAY in the White Sands National Park visitor center for a welcome respite…
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Illustration by Jameson Simpson. AS THE DUNES AT WHITE SANDS SHIFT, the environment itself changes from dune to dune, enabling distinctive communities of plants on and between each one. “Every step…
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Lyle E. Bennett designed these picnic shelters exclusively for White Sands National Park. Photograph by Tira Howard. LIKE SILVERY METAL SAILBOATS skimming a sea of blanched dunes, the picnic shelters…
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THE MILKY DUNES ETCHED in wavy lines stand out in the foreground. Falling sharply away, a dune’s decline becomes shrouded in shadow. A pale hue delineates the horizon as it gives way to the San Andres…
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