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
Ice fishing, Eagle Nest Lake
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
The Hunt For Buried Treasure
My writer friend Phaedra says we have to go out and look for Forrest Fenn’s treasure, or how can I write about it? “No waaaay,” I say. The truth is I’m quite good at getting lost, and treasure hunting would only exacerbate my basic condition. I don’t admit to her that just the day before Read More
Rooms With A View – Bandelier
Take a hike with the ancient cliff dwellers of Bandelier National Monument’s Canyon de los Frijoles Sometimes I forget why we take these little cruises. The ones where you call a friend, throw a couple of cans of beans and a sleeping bag in the back of the truck and just leave. Just close the Read More
Santa Fe Through the Eyes of a Native
Legends, lovers and lawyers spike stories of Old Santa Fe – Visitors get more than points of interest when Ramona Argueta Allocca conducts a walking tour of Santa Fe. She spices everything with facts about food, music, dance, famous fandangos and Spanish folklore. Walking along the river, she’ll tell stories of La Llorona (the wailing Read More
Hot Springs & Cold Spots: Taking the Waters
Who doesn’t long for water? – Especially the essential luxury of hot water on a cold winter’s day, with snowflakes falling on your face while you soak in an outdoor 103.5-degree pool (my personal favorite temperature). But since I’m a Methodist/hedonist, I prefer to earn my comforts first. Here is my perfect fantasy day: First Read More
Name that run
Most of us stand atop ski runs such as Niños Heroes (one of the first few double blacks of the ridge in Taos Ski Valley) and think to ourselves – “How do I drop in and not die?” But there are those few, possibly feeling the effects of oxygen deprivation, who think to themselves – Read More
OUR TOWNS 2011
Then followed that beautiful season… Summer … Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood. — Henry Longfellow A Midas-touch talent combined with geological flair make New Mexico a magical summer playground. Rivers run through it, mountains silently hold Read More