New Mexico Magazine

New Mexico Magazine is a monthly publication that showcases various aspects of the Land of Enchantment. It covers a wide range of subjects such as our rich multicultural heritage, arts, climate, environment, and the diverse communities that call New Mexico home. This acclaimed magazine collaborates with the New Mexico Tourism Department to produce the official New Mexico Vacation Guide, along with International Vacation Guides available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Japanese.

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Five Things to Do This Weekend | May 9-11

1 week ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Maria Manuela

1 Hit the Native fashion catwalk. Native Fashion Week Santa Fe Taking over the Santa Fe Railyard Thursday through Sunday, the inaugural Native Fashion Week Santa Fe is led by Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, who has curated Indigenous fashion shows for more than 15 years. At Warehouse 21, watch the runway for new collections by designers including Lauren Good Day, Lesley Hampton, Pamela Baker, and the Son of Picasso.
4 Slot Canyon Trails to Hike in New Mexico

1 week ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Jim O'Donnell

CATWALK NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL Located in the Gila National Forest, this two-mile out-and-back hike snakes its way through a slot canyon along a suspended walkway that follows a mining water-pipeline route dating to the 1890s. Bring your water shoes and take a dip in the cool creek or pack along a fly rod for a chance at catching native Gila trout.
"Exposure" Continues Ramona Emerson's Rita Todacheene Series

1 week ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Jennifer Levin

THE OPENING PAGES of Ramona Emerson’s new novel, Exposure, are crime-scene-level gory. A family is brutally murdered—and Navajo forensic photographer Rita Todacheene is back on the job. She’s also still seeing ghosts after being shot at the end of Emerson’s first novel, Shutter, which was longlisted for the 2023 National Book Award.
5 Classic New Mexico Dishes You Have to Try

1 week ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Molly Boyle

GREEN CHILE CHEESEBURGER Sugar Nymphs Bistro chef-owner Ki Holste’s green chile cheeseburger is just one of the many beloved menu items that have made the funky Peñasco eatery a High Road destination since 2001. Although she modestly calls the GCCB “nothing special,” we beg to differ.
Take a Space Trail Road Trip in New Mexico

1 week ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Julian Dossett

AS I WALK THROUGH SHADOWS CAST by golden-age behemoths at the New Mexico Museum of Space History, it’s easy to imagine the awe these marvels inspired in the early days. Even now, more than a half-century later, the yellow X-7 supersonic rocket and 86-foot-tall Little Joe II—the largest rocket ever launched in New Mexico—seem otherworldly. From the museum entrance, I can see the city of Alamogordo stretching across the Tularosa Basin. The five-story building looks like a tall cube of glass.
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks Reopens to Visitors

1 week ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Jim O'Donnell

“THE STRANGE FORMATIONS of rock, sculpted by time and elements, rise like sentinels over the land, whispering the secrets of ages past,” wrote 19th-century Swiss archaeologist Adolph Bandelier about the striped hoodoos of Kasha-Katuwe, the sacred white cliffs of the Pueblo de Cochiti. On a Thursday morning, I pull up to the Cochiti Pueblo Visitor Center, pass in hand, eager to return after a nearly four-year closure.
Why New Mexico's Food Scene is Worth the Trip

2 weeks ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Molly Boyle

“IT’S BUTTERY. THERE’S NO CHEW TO IT,” says Jerry Smith of the ideal chicharrón. “The meat itself has a crispy outside. But when you bite into it, you get that luscious fat penetrating this chunk of pork that just shreds apart in your mouth.” Smith knows what he’s talking about.
The Best Things to Do in New Mexico This May

2 weeks ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Maria Manuela

IN THE SPRING OF 1950, the city of Hot Springs changed its name to Truth or Consequences as part of a contest hosted by a national radio show with the same moniker. As a thank you, show host Ralph Edwards threw the first Truth or Consequences Fiesta, and it’s been a tradition ever since. Fiesta commissioner Destiny Mitchell has had a front-row seat since her family moved to Truth or Consequences in 1986. “My mom had a beauty salon on Broadway,” she says.
Editor's Letter: Take a Flavorful Road Trip Through New Mexico

2 weeks ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Steve Gleydura

TWO HUNDRED THIRTY MILES. That’s the distance I’d go for Mad Jack’s Mountaintop Barbecue. Add another hour and a half waiting in line just to get inside the Cloudcroft BBQ joint in mid-November? Absolutely. For pitmaster James Jackson’s low-and-slow smoked brisket, pulled pork, and turkey? Happily—no, joyously. At that point, a piece of peach and berry cobbler doesn’t feel like an indulgence, it feels like a necessity.
Understanding Wildfire Ecology and Restoration in the Valles Caldera

3 weeks ago | newmexicomagazine.org | Elizabeth Miller

NOT FAR BEHIND the ranger station, the forest ends. Sunlight floods over grasses, wildflowers, and burnt trunks still standing after the most recent wildfire. The 2013 Thompson Ridge Fire charred the ridgeline by the Cabin District, charging toward the old ranch buildings and one of the last remaining stands of old growth in the Valles Caldera National Preserve.