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Roadtrips

Highway 53 | Grants to Zuni Pueblo

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There are many people who are proponents of taking the direct route between point A and B. I’m not one of them. Friends and...

Lodging

El Rancho Hotel | Gallup

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El Rancho Hotel in Gallup on Route 66 was built for R.E. “Griff” Griffith, brother of legendary movie director D.W. Griffith. In addition to...

People

Mescalero Apache

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Mescalero Apache The Mescalero's call themselves Shis-Inday, “People of the Mountain Forests," or Mashgalénde / Mashgalé-neí / Mashgalé-õde, “People close to the mountains." Spanish settlers...

New Mexico History

Apache Warrior Women | Gouyen, Lozen, Dahteste

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Though gender roles and responsibilities were well defined in Apache culture, Apache women held prominent roles in Apache society. Women often accompanied warriors on...

New Mexico History

Colfax County War

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Land grants, water rights, and property ownership have consistently been a point of contention and ongoing conflict in New Mexico, long before the region...

People

Lucien Maxwell | The Maxwell Land Grant

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The allure and opportunities of the American west attracted countless adventurous souls in the 1800s. A host of larger than life characters populate the...

People

Clay Allison | “The Shootist”

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Clay Allison | The “Shootist” The American West was a complicated place. It is often depicted in simplistic terms, the white hat vs. black hat...

New Mexico History

Charles Kennedy | Serial Killer on the Taos Trail

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Like many of the raucous, unruly mining areas in New Mexico, the Moreno Valley had its share of disreputable characters and gruesome stories. However,...

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