Jan 9, 2011

After almost two hours of breathtaking views of the New Mexican plains and eastern mountain ranges framed through the windshield of my rental car, I reach Mountainair. The drive was worth the schlep outside the Albuquerque city limits. The tiny town (pop: 1,116) could almost be described as a ghost town—consignment shops that look dusty inside and out, a...

Prestige and prizes await amateur photographers entering the 9th annual New Mexico Magazine Photo Contest, co-sponsored by Eloquent Light Photography Workshops of Santa Fe. New Mexico Magazine is a division of the New Mexico Tourism Department The grand prize winner will receive a workshop from Eloquent Light Photography (estimated value: $1,000) as well as...

It is not very often that I am able to do a road trip for the sake of a road trip. Road trips, for me, are usually a means to an end, a more leisurely and pleasant way to get from point A to point B than the stress of an airport, though all too often even leisure must go out the window for the sake of time. Either way, the small town shops, roadside scenery and...

Happy Birthday New Mexico! Official State Centennial Logo will be unveiled During celebration in Capitol Rotunda February 19th SANTA FE—As New Mexicans observed the 97th anniversary of their statehood January 6, 2009, plans are moving forward for the state’s official centennial celebration, which will take place January 6, 2012. The Centennial of Statehood...