Silver City's Second Annual Film Festival will benefit the economy
(Silver City, New Mexico) Organizers of the Silver City Short Film Festival say this year¹s film  festival will be bigger and better than last year¹s highly successful event. The 2007 festival has been expanded to three days and will be held September 21 - 23, 2007.  The arts and cultural offerings such as film festivals have been shown to increase a communities¹ quality of life. Silver City¹s second annual film festival is expected to make a significant impact on the local economy. (continue)

Gila Cliff Dwellings Announces Start of Centennial Events
(April, 2007) On November 16, 1907, Teddy Roosevelt signed the proclamation that forever recognized the “group of cliff-dwellings known as the Gila Hot Springs Cliff-Houses” as a national monument being “of exceptional scientific and educational interest…as the best representative of the Cliff-Dwellers’ remains of that region.” Throughout 2007, Gila Cliff Dwellings’ theme Celebrating a Century of Storytelling will guide the special events and programs at the monument, leading up to the actual 100th anniversary on November 16, 2007. (continue)

Silver City’s Tour of the Gila to Honor Sen. Ben D. Altamirano
(Silver City, New Mexico) Regarded as one of the tougher stage races in North America, the annual Tour of the Gila, May 2-6, 2007, will this year honor New Mexico State Senator Ben Altamirano.  “We are honored to be able to name the Tour of the Gila after Sen. Altamirano,” said race director Jack Brennan. “He has given many years of service to Grant County and all of southwest New Mexico. After all he has done for the state of New Mexico this is the least we could do for him.” (continue)

Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands
(White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico) Each spring military and civilian runners, hikers and walkers converge at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to share blisters, sore muscles and total exhaustion as they pay tribute to the soldiers who suffered one of the most infamous episodes of World War II, the Bataan Death March.  This year’s Bataan Memorial Death March is March 25, 2007. (continue)

Billy the Kid Trail Ride Retraces Historic Escape
(Fort Sumner, New Mexico) Get a hands-on, seat-in-the-saddle look at New Mexico’s Western heritage up close and personal as a participant in the sixth annual Billy the Kid Trail Ride April 21-28, 2007.  With historically accurate reenactments, story telling, safe horsemanship, and professional contacts, The Billy the Kid Trail Ride, through its host ranches, offers a true western experience, while preserving lands and landmarks. (continue)

Recreational Bike Ride ‘Tour of the Nations’ Travels Indian Country
(Gallup, New Mexico) Adventure Gallup & Beyond is offering a remarkable behind-the-scenes look at a landscape most of New Mexico’s visitors would love to see via the first-ever Tour of the Nations Recreational Bike Tour August 5-10, 2007.  (continue)

Acoma Sky City Named National Trust Historic Site
(Acoma Sky City) Owners of Oldest Continuously Inhabited Community in North America Enters Into Cooperative Agreement with National Trust.  Sixty miles west of Albuquerque, atop a sheer-walled, 370-foot sandstone mesa, Acoma Sky City has remained suspended in time for hundreds of years. With an eye toward the future, North America’s oldest continuously inhabited community in North America, Acoma Sky City is now the 28th National Trust Historic Site, named by the National Trust. (continue)

Golfing in Taos and Vicinity
(Taos, New Mexico) Whether you visit Taos to ski, shop, go rafting, visit art galleries, or immerse yourself in the singular tri-cultural ambiance of northern New Mexico, don't forget your golf clubs!  Three golf resorts provide very different experiences from March through October.  During March and April, it is actually possible to ski in the morning and play nine or eighteen holes in the afternoon. (continue)

Hiking in Taos County
(Taos, New Mexico) One of the most exhilarating ways to explore the northern New Mexican scenery is by foot.  Within an hour of Taos are more than fifth hiking trails, mostly within the Carson National Forest, with others along the canyon of the Rio Grande River. Santa Fe-Taos Hiking Guide by Bob D'Antonio (Westcliffe Publishers, 2004), is an excellent resource, as are maps published by the U.S. Geological Service and the Bureau of Land Management. (continue)

Otero Mesa, New Mexico’s Serengeti, Site of Earth Day Outing
Nestled in south-central New Mexico, Otero Mesa, stretching over 1.2 million acres, is the largest Chihuahuan Desert grassland left on public lands in America.  An hour's drive northeast of El Paso, centered about 90 minutes between Las Cruces and Alamogordo, Otero Mesa extends from the Hueco Mountains to the Guadalupe Mountains and from the Texas border into New Mexico. (continue)

Whitewater Rafting in Taos County
(Taos, New Mexico) As powder draws skiers from miles away to Taos Mountain in the winter, the word 'whitewater' attracts rafting enthusiasts in the spring. In Taos County, the Rio Grande River offers some of the Southwest's most thrilling spring and summer outdoor recreation. One 48-mile section that includes the 'Taos Box,' has rapids as challenging as any river runner might desire. (continue)

How a Visit to Santa Fe New Mexico Just Might Change Your Life
No matter where in the world I travel – from Amsterdam to Tasmania – when I say I’m from Santa Fe, people light up with recognition of the name. Some have visited here and seen first hand our unique Pueblo-style architecture, visited some of our more than 200 art galleries, wandered our meandering, European-like lanes, delighted in our multi-cultural festivals, skied or hiked our mountains, eaten green chili, and experienced the quality of the light made famous by generations of artists. (continue)

Taos Is Where the Heart Stays
(Taos, New Mexico) It's happened to people you know. They visit Taos to ski or raft the Rio Grande. Next year they're back looking at land. Just a little property, they tell you, something for an investment, the prices are quite reasonable now. Next thing you know they've built a house-maybe just a little house, a ski cabin-or maybe an adobe mansion. What is it about Taos, New Mexico, that calls us so seductively? (continue)

New Mexico: it’s too personal to me
I can’t explain to you how the stars look here or make me feel, or that they are so close that you can reach out and take one home with you. I cannot accurately describe the crisp, clear, cold mountain water; how it tastes, how it feels. The absolute ultimate thrill of jumping in a mountain pool and losing near all feeling until your senses return and rejoice in what you have done. I cannot describe the gentle yarrow growing on top of Wheeler Peak as it stands our highest crown in all its majestic beauty. (continue)

The Rio Grande Gorge and the Geology that Formed It
(Taos, New Mexico) Spanish conquistadores discovered the mouth of the Rio Grande River in 1519.  In the next 100 years they founded some of the earliest North American settlements along its banks.  These explorers named the river El Río Grande, or 'the Great River.'  However, it has been called many other names.  (continue)

New Mexico - It’s better on a bike!
Whether you are an experienced cyclist or you haven’t been on a bike since you were eleven years old, you will thoroughly enjoy biking in New Mexico. From the high desert plains to winding mountain roads, New Mexico offers a myriad of choices for the cycling enthusiast. (continue)

The Tao of Taos Pueblo
(Taos, New Mexico) In Chinese philosophy, the tao is the natural process through which all things change, a process necessary to a harmonious life. Taoism is a mystical sixth-century B.C. philosophy that Confucians adopted as the path of virtuous conduct. In the Tiwa language of Taos Pueblo, however, tao means 'to or toward the village.' Are the two words related? (continue)