Change often seems a slow thing in the southern Rockies. Take, for example, our reverence for the ancient community of Taos Pueblo, which has seemingly stood still (its inner core remains unchanged) for a thousand years, making it the oldest continually inhabited community in the country. Truly, adaptation is survival. On the other hand, time Read More
Here There Be Monsters
Twilight. The sky has begun to softly bruise plum and lavender, with hints of rose. You are walking along the rock-encrusted rim of a gorge, peering down into the yawning abyss which speaks the vocabulary of prehistory. The weatherman talked about possible snow, and you can feel the teeth of winter on your skin as Read More
Mountain Memories
In charting a course for a future Memory Lane – paved with images, impressions, and travel-tread keepsakes – we offer you a gilded inventory, what you might call “the Blueprint Special,” which runs the recreational gamut in northern New Mexico and the southern Rockies. Switching Gears Your personal scrapbook may include a snapshot of you Read More
Do it like a kid
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all have as much fun as kids do when we go outside? They’re like otters — not thinking too hard, just messing around and having fun. That’s not to say that they have no fear. But saying that adults have forgotten how to play is as silly as Read More
HighCountry 2017
Kids bummin’ around on bikes
In this issue of HighCountry, we explore a few of the more off-the-beaten-path places to bum around. Cool thing about bummin’ around is you never know what you’ll run into. Kids know this much better than older folks. They understand bummin’ around on foot is one thing; but on bikes – one of the best Read More
Ice fishing, Eagle Nest Lake
Mid-May and it is snowing, again. We’ve had plenty of warm weather – ski slopes are closed, aspens are beginning to bud at the branch tips, creeks are swollen with runoff – but winter is slow to let go. But you know it will, and you can see it on the face of Eagle Nest Read More
Tooling Around for Local Foods
There are lots of exciting things to do on a cool summer morning in the High Country – fishing, hiking, biking, horseback riding, sight-seeing – but if you’re looking for something different and wondering where all the locals have gone, check out the local Farmers Markets; you can find a market somewhere along the Sangre Read More
Riders In The Sky
Summer. Just the word makes spirits soar. Later, it’s back to the daily grind, but in the meantime, I figure a change of attitude (and altitude) might do a body good. Who knows? Fresh perspectives can change things forever. When I got the chance to take a hot air balloon ride (always on my bucket Read More
Wild Horsepower
STRAIGHT FROM the HORSE’S MOUTH: There is no shortage of myths, superstitions, and fun obscure facts when it comes to horses. From the vaults of equestrian trivia: The first historically recorded horse race—between fool’s golden boy Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (see: Chasing El Dorado) and one of his soldiers, Rodrigo de Maldonado — took place Read More
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