How a New Mexico Mining Village Keeps Reinventing Itself A quiet village along the Turquoise Trail holds more than a thousand years of mining history. There was gold in “them thar hills”—along with turquoise, lead, zinc, silver, copper and coal. Today, you would hardly know it. Follow the Turquoise Trail south from Santa Fe and […]
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Check out La Cieneguilla Petroglyph Site If you like hiking, then you will enjoy this La Cieneguilla Petrogyph site just outside of Santa Fe. This short walk is off the Paseo Real, and is home to one of the largest collections of Native rock art (called glyphs) in the American West. The area is overseen
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In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made Mother’s Day an official day for recognizing our mothers. Since then we have been celebrating “everything maternal” annually on the second Sunday in May. Purple Adobe Lavender Farm is nestled in the charming and beautiful village of Abiquiu- a picturesque drive in Northern New Mexico through the breathtaking landscapes
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I finally broke away from the daily grind of working and enjoyed some New Mexican entertainment of dinner and live music last night. My girlfriend and I started with Del Charro’s Saloon and restaurant. A favorite among locals, this rustic, western-themed watering hole serves Tex Mex grub, margaritas & cocktails and is in the hotel
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Have you ever wondered where butterflies go after summer is over? As summer moves into autumn, a few types of butterflies migrate, but most are permanent residents. Interestingly enough, they don’t go anywhere. When you don’t see adult butterflies on the wing, it just means they’re going through another life stage: egg, larva (caterpillar), and
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Treasure is the stuff of legends, and hunts for treasure are the stuff of adventure and discovery in Geocaching. In Pagosa Springs Country, there is the legend of Treasure Mountain—millions in gold were supposedly buried by 300 Frenchmen under the rocks of the San Juan Mountains. Only one man allegedly made it back to
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Fourteen Wild Women on Kayaks Arrive I first met Cyndy Hart through a Meetup group for kayakers. She lived in Pueblo, Colorado, while I was living in Alamosa, Colorado, but a shared love of kayaking was enough to get me on the road. One weekend I drove to Pueblo to meet Cyndy and the other
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