Pieces of Heaven
Northern Road Trip Begin your journey in Ranchos de Taos, just four miles south of Taos, at the San Francisco de Asis Mission Church [60 St. Francis Plz]. The church’s four-foot thick adobe buttresses…
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Posts From: September 2012
Rise and Shine
Rock climbing in New Mexico is a sampler platter. There’s a little bit of everything across the whole state: varied sport climbing, where climbers clip protection into pre-placed bolts; adventure…
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Winter Go-To Guide: The White Pages
Sleigh Riding in Angel Fire Some of the highest peaks in New Mexico are found near Angel Fire, 24 miles east of Taos on N.M. 34. Known for its snowcapped mountains and breathtaking views, it’s no…
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Top 10 Unsolved New Mexico Mysteries
1. Roswell UFO Crash Roswell has been looking for answers since something large, round, and made of a metallic substance crashed in the desert outside of town on July 2, 1947. The government initially…
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One of Our 50 Is Missing - January 2012
After more than two decades, thousands of you have shared their experiences of lost New Mexico in the "One of Our 50 is Missing" humor column. Tell us your experiences at fifty@nmmagazine.com. Not…
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Bound for Posterity
Photograph courtesy Barbara Waters. The Man Who Killed the Deer: A Novel of Pueblo Indian Life (1942) By Frank Waters Considered Frank Waters' masterpiece—in a body of work that also includes Book of…
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Tamalewood Film Fiesta
The state’s film history begins with Indian Day School (1898), a 50-second strip created by the Edison Manufacturing Company when New Mexico was still a territory. The simple film shows Native…
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Singing New Mexico's Praises
O, Fair New Mexico (1917) Five years after a prolonged struggle to obtain statehood, New Mexico defined its identity, pride, and optimism by choosing this as the state song. Written by Elizabeth…
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Good Old-Fashioned Saloons
They include rough saloons that catered to miners, polished hotel bars for traveling merchants, and flashing-neon honky-tonks to attract Route 66 tourists. The Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House When its…
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A Legend, Going Strong
The inn on Santa Fe’s Plaza was a popular landmark at the end of the Santa Fe Trail through the Mexican-American War, Civil War, and the Topeka Santa Fe Railroad expansion. Today, its architecture…
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