old west

People

Madams of New Mexico

Brothels were a ubiquitous part of the American West and several of New Mexico's notorious Madams played key roles in their communities.

New Mexico Ghost Towns

Dawson

Ghost towns litter the back roads in New Mexico. Miners settled most of these abandoned communities, extracting a variety of precious minerals and ores...

People

Mescalero Apache

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 Ghost Towns

Elizabethtown

New Mexico has an enormous amount of intriguing fodder for “based on a true story” westerns should that genre ever come back into style....

New Mexico History

Colfax County War

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

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”

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

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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San José de Gracia Church | Las Trampas

San José de Gracia Church in Las Trampas is one of New Mexico’s best examples of 18th century Spanish Colonial architecture.

Madams of New Mexico

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680 was one of the most significant events in New Mexico’s history. The revolt wasn’t successful in terms of permanently...

Mogollon

Lodging

Hotel Luna Mystica | Taos

Hotel Luna Mystica is a vintage trailer hotel and starlight campground in the vast Mesa of Taos, one of the most mystical locations on...

New Mexico Cabin Rentals | Gila

Adventures & Experiences

Spend The Day At Ghost Ranch

Georgia O'Keeffe made the glorious vistas of Ghost Ranch famous. The property encompasses 21,000 acres of colorful canyons, magnificent mesas, and spectacular stone spires....