Culture / Dec. 30, 2025
Top 10 Stories for 2025
New Mexico Magazine editors share their top 10 stories from 2025. From New Mexico witch tales to exploring the Valles…
History
The Persistence of Memory
In Ranchos de Taos, a New Year’s Day dance turns a dark past into a celebration of culture, identity, and survival.
By Kate Nelson / Photos by Gene Peach
Outdoors / Dec. 30, 2025
Hooked on Ice Fishing
Retired teacher Mark Montaño landed a trophy rainbow trout to win the 2024 Eagle Nest Lake State Park ice fishing…
Things To Do / Dec. 30, 2025
Five Things to Do This Weekend
Ring in the New Year, catch a flamenco show, rise and hike, listen to an Elemental Concert, and see the Lobos play.
Things To Do
Datebook: January/February 2026
Festivals, races, exhibitions, and celebrations across New Mexico. Here's what to put on your calendar for January and February!
By Maria Manuela
Dec. 10, 2025
Spend a Weekend in Gallup
The interstate hub of Gallup is also a railroad town with an unparalleled landscape and a fascinating history. Now, on the eve of Route 66’s centennial celebration, Gallup is luring visitors with marquee events, an arts-centered downtown, world-class outdoor adventures, and some seriously good pizza.
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Nov. 05, 2025
George R.R. Martin’s Fantastical Realm
With a cool movie theater, an indie bookstore, a themed adventure train, and a medieval bar, beloved author George R. R. Martin spreads playful imagination across the Santa Fe Railyard.
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Oct. 08, 2025
A Ghost Town with Spirit
Rooted in a shadowy canyon on the western slope of the Gila Wilderness, the ghost town of Mogollón requires intention to visit—and true grit to stay, given its hair-raising past filled with floods, fires, and fights. Although all the gold and silver have likely been mined from these legendary mountains, treasures remain … dead and alive.
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Sep. 10, 2025
Travel the High Road
Spanning 56 miles, the High Road winds through tiny villages and artistic havens that reveal a deeply devotional connection to the land, faith, and traditions of this historic route.
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Aug. 06, 2025
Peak Season in Red River
Thanks to its high-elevation perch, Red River has long been a summertime destination for outdoor lovers and vacationers hoping to beat the heat. But as the former mining town looks to the future, it continues to evolve, improve, and even heal.
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Jul. 02, 2025
Spend a Day at Isotopes Park
While professional baseball in Albuquerque goes back more than a century, there’s much more to the action than what happens on the field. Over the past 20-plus seasons, the Albuquerque Isotopes have developed a loyal fan base by building on that tradition and creating a winning game-day experience.
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Holiday Gift Guide
Shop local this season with gifts, experiences, and nonprofits that make New Mexico shine.
Art / Dec 23, 2025
O’Keeffe Museum Centers Pueblo Stories
While Georgia O’Keeffe undeniably put her artistic stamp on northern New Mexico, even once claiming it as her own, the land that inspired her is home to six Tewa pueblos whose own visual art legacies stretch back centuries. Now, her namesake museum is centering Pueblo stories—on Pueblo land.
True Heroes / Dec 17, 2025
2025 True Heroes: Analyss Benally
The professional basketball player scores big with camps that teach Native kids the game and inspire them to succeed off the court.
By Jason Asenap
True Heroes / Dec 10, 2025
2025 True Heroes: Caroline Pecos-Duarte
The Jemez Pueblo medical student is making it easier for others to follow her career path.
By Sarah Mock
True Heroes / Dec 17, 2025
2025 True Heroes: Marci Dickerson
The founder of Warrior League in Las Cruces has hit a home run with kids with special needs and their families.
By Maria Manuela
True Heroes / Dec 23, 2025
2025 True Heroes: Matthew DeGumbia
The Ramah volunteer lends a helping hand and builds community in the tiny desert town along the Zuni-Acoma Trail.
By Ungelbah Dávila
True Heroes / Dec 03, 2025
2025 True Heroes: Patricia Morales-Cano
A lifelong resident of Silver City found new perspective after opening an emergency warming center.
By Jennifer C. Olson
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