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The Venturesome Traveler, seeking an outdoor adventure try rafting the Rio Grande in New Mexico

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Posts From: July 2017

Bisti Badlands

Bisti Badlands: Extraterrestrial New Mexico

By Kyle McCarthy on Jul. 24, 2017

Ask anyone who’s taken a national parks road trip and, trust me; they’ll agree that by the time you get to the desert regions, you’re just looking for a pool…

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Taos Earthships

An Earthship Voyage

By Dan Monaghan on Jul. 21, 2017

Maybe 25 years ago I stopped by a site outside of Taos where a group was building what they called…

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Chiles

Learn and Burn - New Mexico State's Chile Pepper Institute

By Elaine Warner on Jul. 19, 2017

Some like it hot and some not so hot. I’m one of the latter. Thanks to the Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, I can ban the burn and savor the spice with my new knowledge…

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Balloon Fiesta True Lee

Where Is My Truck?: A True Balloon Fiesta First

By Bill Lee on Jul. 18, 2017

From the time the New Mexico True balloon was just a design on paper my wife Jennifer and I were in…

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Fox Cave

A Hole in the Wall, Literally - A Stop at Fox Cave

By Dan Monaghan on Jul. 17, 2017

First, it is not really a cave. At least not in the Carlsbad Caverns sense…

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Taos

Taos Pueblo - Culture & Community

By Terri Marshall on Jul. 11, 2017

New Mexico’s history is intriguing in a way that differs from the rest of the country…

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sf cooking

Santa Fe School of Cooking Shares New Mexico’s Culinary Treasures

By Jackie Sheckler Finch on Jul. 05, 2017

Growing up in the Midwest, my childhood idea of Southwestern food was mostly tacos, salsa, guacamole, burritos and refried beans. Then I started traveling and discovered a wonderful world of culinary treasures…

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