Arts + Culture

Native Guitar Tours

Featuring the Pueblo community Article by Andrea Jacquin | Photography by Ryan Begay Jir Anderson grew up on the Cochiti Pueblo. His father was originally from Cochiti, and his mother was from the San Felipe Pueblo. Music has always played a significant role in Anderson’s life. “I’m a musician at heart. I started at the age of 13. My parents bought me my first guitar,” says Anderson. As a Native American, he believes “music is just another extension of our traditions.” Anderson is the...

Life + Culture

Nicole Kapnison

Indulge and Enjoy Article by Andrea Jacquin | Photography by Zack Coker and Kalen Rydan Nicole Kapnison is no stranger to the restaurant business. She grew up watching her father succeed as a local entrepreneur and restaurant owner.  Her father, Nick Kapnison, owned several restaurants in Albuquerque. He operated and owned the original El Patron, Yanni’s, Nick & Jimmy’s, Sandy’s, and Kap’s. Kapnison says, “I’ve learned a lot from him—what to do- what not to do. The biggest thing he’s taught...

Travel

The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness

A day trip on the high-desert Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by Autumn Oglesby The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is 45,000 acres of high-desert badlands just south of Farmington, New Mexico that is administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Known for its surreal hoodoos (tall, thin spires of rock formed by erosion), Bisti is a true wilderness area with no facilities. It is an isolated and rugged place that requires some preparation if you’re going there to hike or camp. There will be...

Arts + Culture

Colonel Susana Corona

A career of military service Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by courtesy of Col. Corona New Mexico native Colonel Susana Corona knew in her Alamogordo High School days that she wanted to serve her country. She told us “I wanted to serve my country and so I looked at opportunities to serve and went to the New Mexico State University ROTC detachment 505 office and asked, ‘What do I need to do to sign up?’ I was also really interested in the travel opportunities that the military offered.”...