Life + Culture

Stargazing in New Mexico

Explore the cosmos Article by Keri Bridgwater | Photography by Kialo Williams, New Mexico True, Micah Gallegos Daylight fades slowly in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Hoodoos and cracked badlands soften into shadow as silence settles across the high desert. Then the stars begin to appear — first a handful, then thousands. “What often stays with people is the silence,” shares Kialo Winters, a Diné (Navajo) and Zia (Pueblo) tour guide, photographer, and founder of Navajo Tours USA. “Bisti is...

Life + Culture

Rafting

Explore the river Article by Regan Bervar | Photography by courtesy New Mexico River Adventures River rafting in New Mexico is more than an outdoor activity; it’s a new way to experience the land itself and chase the thrill of adventure. From the winding waters of the Rio Grande to dramatic canyons carved through centuries of desert landscape, rafting reveals a side of New Mexico only visible by boat. Beyond the outskirts of town lies a rugged, untamed world best experienced from the river...

Travel

Alaska Cruises

Summer is a good time to head North Article by Jill Robbins | Photography by courtesy Solstice Alaska Cruising to Alaska checks a lot of the boxes travelers look for in an adventure vacation, even if it doesn’t always look like traditional adventure travel. The scenery feels bigger, wilder, and more unpredictable than most destinations people visit on a typical cruise. One day might include whale sightings from the ship’s deck and the next could involve glacier trekking, kayaking through icy...

Sports + Recreation

Trailing Off into the Sunset

Explore the county Article by Rudy Carrillo | Photography by TrailLink, Parmetrix, The Daily Lobo, Leila Chapa   Out here in the West, we have a thing about trails, a love of winding passages and natural destinations. Whether via Route 66, El Camino Real, or the Santa Fe Trail, many of the people from Albuquerque’s past and present made their way here on some sort of trail or another. So it’s no wonder that citizens of this town have woven the well-trodden tale of trails into their lives...