New Mexican Vanilla Cake Doughnuts
From the "Deep-Fried & Delish" article from the May 2018 issue. Gwyneth’s Vanilla Cake Doughnuts Makes 12–18 doughnuts These are delicious plain, but if you like you can dredge the fresh doughnuts in…
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Posts From: April 2018
Art Gives New Life to Small Town New Mexico
Above: Pottery from Artifacts Gallery in Farmington. Photographs by Julia Vandenoever. BEVERLY TAYLOR NOTICES the Michigan guy first. She’s seen his kind before. Older man. Strong hands—the kind that…
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The Best Doughnuts in New Mexico
SOMETHING ABOUT FRIED dough activates the primitive pleasure sensors of our lizard brains. Tell me this hasn’t happened to you: Someone walks into your office and raises the lid on a dozen still-warm…
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Small New Mexican Towns Ride on History
Above: Open grasslands between Roy and Mosquero. Photographs by Jay Hemphill. THE LAND COMES FIRST. It always has. It was here at the beginning—it was the beginning—and its end will be our end, too…
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The Best Hikes in New Mexico - Catron County
Above: The Sawtooth Mountains invite exploration. Photographs by Jay Hemphill. AMONG 7,000 SQUARE MILES of gorgeous scenery with fewer than 4,000 people, you’re bound to find a few recreational…
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Trail Angels in New Mexico
Above: Mike Beer, of Oregon, says New Mexico's Continental Divide Trail's trail magic "meant the world" on his through-hike last year. Photograph by Jay Hemphill. FROM MEXICO TO CANADA, the…
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Thoughts Left on New Mexico's Highest Peak
Above: Hikers head to Horseshoe Lake after bagging the state's highest mountain. Photograph by Ellen Miller. YOU JUST REACHED THE SUMMIT of Wheeler Peak, at 13,160 feet. Perhaps you ambled up the…
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Hiking in the Gila - the West Fork Trail
Above: The Gila Wilderness. Photograph by Laurence Parent. A good introduction to the lower part of the Gila Wilderness, this easy 6.2-mile hike requires multiple creek crossings. Bring water shoes…
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Stop to See New Mexico's History
Above: The historic Lawrence Ranch in Taos County. Photograph by Shutterstock. ROADSIDE STOP State Historic Marker: Lawrence Ranch Arts benefactor Mabel Dodge Luhan gave the Kiowa Ranch, northwest of…
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May in New Mexico
Above: The Silver City Blues Festival. Photograph by Jay Hemphill. SAVE THE WAILS Kick off Memorial Day weekend with cold craft beer and cool blues jams at Albuquerque’s ABQ Blues & Brews festival…
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