Pinos Altos means “tall pines” in Spanish, and the town of the same name is a fantastic place to enjoy soaring pines and the beauty of the continental divide in New Mexico. The town got its start in 1860 when three frustrated gold miners stopped for a drink in nearby Bear Creek and discovered gold. [...]
DATE: February 14, 2012 | FILED IN: NM Cities, Dining, Lodging | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
Table of Contents for the Haunted Southwest Series: Haunted Hotel: The Stanley Hotel, Colorado The Vulture Mine, Wickenburg, Arizona Haunted Hotel: The San Carlos, Phoenix, Arizona The Haunted Shores of the Great Salt Lake, Utah Haunted Tombstone, Arizona Haunted Mines: Ghost, Goblins and Tommy Knockers, Southwest Ghost Camels of the Southwest Haunted Dawson Cemetary, New [...]
DATE: September 27, 2011 | FILED IN: NM Cities, Dining, Lodging | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
{openx:5}Hatch is a small desert town in southern New Mexico that is struggling to hold on to its big title: Chile Capitol of the World. One may wonder how anything could ever grow in such a barren and dry place? But chile thrives in an arid climate, and Hatch is the perfect place with dry [...]
DATE: March 19, 2010 | FILED IN: NM Cities, Dining, Lodging | AUTHOR: Alex Dappen
Taos, New Mexico has been a popular stopping place, not just recently, but for over 6,000 years, thanks in part to the Rio Grande River. The Taos valley was created, not by the river, but by a separation in the earth’s crust by faulting and other earth movements around 29 million years ago. The Rio [...]
DATE: December 3, 2009 | FILED IN: NM Cities, Dining, Lodging | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
Santa Fe, New Mexico, earned the nickname “The City Different” due to its unique architecture, as well as for its long and varied history. The name Santa Fe means “holy faith” in Spanish. The meshing of many cultures have given Santa Fe a distinct and beautiful appearance, and much of Santa Fe’s attractiveness arises from [...]
DATE: November 13, 2009 | FILED IN: NM Cities, Dining, Lodging | AUTHOR: Jen Wolfe
