Cassie Holloway

You know a pizza place is doing something right when the table gets quiet for the first few…

By Cassie Holloway · May 31

You know that feeling when a place makes you stop talking for a second? This is one of…

By Cassie Holloway · May 31

Somewhere along the flat roads of southeastern New Mexico, I pulled over for what I thought would be…

By Cassie Holloway · May 30

You know that moment when you’re driving along, not expecting much, and suddenly the road makes you do…

By Cassie Holloway · May 30

New Mexico does not do anything halfway. Especially when it comes to food. There is a small, cheerful…

By Cassie Holloway · May 29

The smell of fry bread hits first. Then the glitter of handcrafted jewelry catches the eye. Then the…

By Cassie Holloway · May 29

I pulled over for the view, but the view had other plans. Across the road, a huge green…

By Cassie Holloway · May 28

The little brown sign on the New Mexico highway did not look like much. Honestly, I almost kept…

By Cassie Holloway · May 28

Some places make you stop mid-step, because the light shifts and suddenly the whole street feels brand new…

By Cassie Holloway · May 27

The drive from the city is short, but the reset feels huge. Streets fade as the road climbs.…

By Cassie Holloway · May 27

Take the old road between Santa Fe and Albuquerque and you may hit a village that feels like…

By Cassie Holloway · May 26

There’s a bowl of green chile stew in Albuquerque that regulars talk about like they’re passing along a…

By Cassie Holloway · May 26

At first, it might look like a quick roadside stop. Then you step inside, see the spurs and…

By Cassie Holloway · May 25

A little roadside stop in New Mexico has been making chili dog fans pay attention for decades. Not…

By Cassie Holloway · May 25

Food in New Mexico does not sit quietly in the background. It walks right up and makes you…

By Cassie Holloway · May 24

You might drive near this place and never guess what is sitting on the western edge of a…

By Cassie Holloway · May 24

This is the kind of place that makes people stop talking mid-sentence. I walked in thinking I would…

By Cassie Holloway · May 23

At first, it looks quiet. Then the story starts catching up with you. There is a small town…

By Cassie Holloway · May 23

This is the kind of trail people mention once, then you find yourself thinking about it for days.…

By Cassie Holloway · May 22

There are meals you enjoy, then there are meals you start telling people about before the day is…

By Cassie Holloway · May 22

New Mexico can turn a simple drive into a detour you keep talking about. You spot a quiet…

By Cassie Holloway · May 21

In a quiet corner of New Mexico, a gravel road heads toward the mountains, and the hike seems…

By Cassie Holloway · May 21

The best meals are not always waiting under the biggest sign. That is what driving through New Mexico…

By Cassie Holloway · May 20

A mountain hike is already pretty great. Add a woolly long-necked llama carrying your gear, and suddenly the…

By Cassie Holloway · May 20

I thought I was just visiting a folk art museum. Instead, one quiet afternoon in New Mexico turned…

By Cassie Holloway · May 19

Some restaurants are more than a meal. You feel it before the first plate reaches the table. That…

By Cassie Holloway · May 19

This is the kind of easy trail that makes people say, wait, that was only 1.25 miles? In…

By Cassie Holloway · May 18

This is not the kind of hike you hurry through. This 2.2-mile route in New Mexico moves through…

By Cassie Holloway · May 18

A quiet New Mexico street is not where you expect to meet a house that looks ready for…

By Cassie Holloway · May 17

This is not the kind of train ride where you sit down, glance out the window, and wait…

By Cassie Holloway · May 17

A round white building on a college campus in northern New Mexico is doing something wild with sunlight.…

By Cassie Holloway · May 16

A winding road in southern New Mexico led me to a burger place that completely ruined my schedule,…

By Cassie Holloway · May 16

New Mexico does not ease you into this trip. It starts strong in Truth or Consequences, where hot…

By Cassie Holloway · May 16

Some campgrounds feel calm the second you arrive. This one makes you look over your shoulder first. The…

By Cassie Holloway · May 15

The trail starts quietly, then the whole place clicks. You see the cliff, then the staircase leading to…

By Cassie Holloway · May 15

This alpine lake does not roll out an easy welcome, and that makes the arrival feel even better.…

By Cassie Holloway · May 14

This is the kind of hike that turns a simple morning plan into something you keep talking about…

By Cassie Holloway · May 14

You know a place has personality when the drive there feels like part of the meal. Somewhere in…

By Cassie Holloway · May 13

Some camping trips are about gear, packed coolers, and racing to claim the best spot. This one feels…

By Cassie Holloway · May 13