New Mexico

Some road-trip stops earn attention before you even reach the door. This little bakery does it with the…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 7

A seafood road trip across the desert sounds funny, and that is part of what makes the drive…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 7

Steam fogged my glasses before the spoon even reached my mouth, and that was the moment I understood…

By Spencer Lyle · Oct 7

Two town names once shared one valley, and that odd little detail is what first made me pull…

By Fiona Gates · Oct 7

Italian food has a way of making dinner feel like an occasion before the first forkful even lands.…

By Miles Croft · Oct 6

Smoke drifting across a two-lane highway is the best road sign in New Mexico, and it never shows…

By Spencer Lyle · Oct 6

Wax paper, a walk-up window, and a burger dripping with roasted green chile turned an ordinary pit stop…

By Fiona Gates · Oct 6

October gets more interesting once the sun drops and ordinary places start looking suspicious. A farm can turn…

By Miles Croft · Oct 6

Picture a cool fall morning, a giant mug of hot coffee, and a plate of eggs cooked the…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 6

Las Cruces has a way of making a plain storefront look like an invitation. The sign may be…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 6

Mud, straw, and stubborn hands built some of the oldest buildings still standing in New Mexico, and many…

By Spencer Lyle · Oct 6

Roasting chile smoke drifting across a two-lane road is the best map New Mexico ever handed me. Follow…

By Fiona Gates · Oct 6

A good road trip meal can change the whole day, and Española has plenty of chances to prove…

By Miles Croft · Oct 5

Red chile has a way of sneaking up on you, earthy at first and then warm all the…

By Spencer Lyle · Oct 5

Wood smoke drifting through tall pine trees was the last thing I expected to smell on a mountain…

By Fiona Gates · Oct 5

Cinnamon rolls have a way of making road-trip plans feel instantly better, especially when the bakery sits in…

By Miles Croft · Oct 5

This overlook delivers the kind of view that can make a quick roadside stop turn into a much…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 5

Most gas stations are built for quick stops. This one gives people a reason to linger. Inside a…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 5

Blackberry cobbler served at almost 10,000 feet was not on my list of things to expect from a…

By Spencer Lyle · Oct 5

Grilled cheese croutons floating in a bowl of soup were the first clue that I had been underestimating…

By Fiona Gates · Oct 5

The road into this park does not look especially dramatic at first. Then the mountains begin to rise,…

By Miles Croft · Oct 4

Six hundred feet of empty air can change your whole mood in about two seconds. New Mexico is…

By Spencer Lyle · Oct 4

A cherry croissant turned two grown adults into a pair of squabbling kids, each reaching for one more…

By Fiona Gates · Oct 4

There is something dangerous about finding a breakfast so good that it changes the rest of the day’s…

By Miles Croft · Oct 4

This is not the kind of museum where every exhibit sits quietly behind glass. Tiny locomotives move through…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 4

You know fall has reached the mountains above Santa Fe when the aspens start stealing attention from the…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 4

Forty miles of twisting mountain road and zero bars of cell signal stood between me and a pool…

By Spencer Lyle · Oct 4

Roasting drums were still turning on the roadside when I pulled into a gravel lot, expecting nothing more…

By Fiona Gates · Oct 4

The first bite of a good tamale usually settles one question and creates three more. Is the masa…

By Miles Croft · Oct 3

Green chile on pepperoni pizza, served inside a little log building miles from the nearest stoplight, was not…

By Spencer Lyle · Oct 3

Foil crinkles, steam escapes, and suddenly a gas station parking lot at 7 AM feels like the best…

By Fiona Gates · Oct 3

Santa Fe is the kind of city that can easily fill a whole trip, but the roads beyond…

By Miles Croft · Oct 3

You can almost tell fall has arrived here before looking at a calendar. The hills turn gold as…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 3

There are sandwiches you eat and forget, then there are sandwiches that make you start planning the next…

By Cassie Holloway · Oct 3

Hash browns were the first clue that I had stumbled onto something special in eastern New Mexico. They…

By Spencer Lyle · Oct 3

Crystal water in a glass jar was the last thing I expected to be offered while browsing a…

By Fiona Gates · Oct 3

Breakfast has a way of setting the mood for an entire road trip, especially when red chile hits…

By Miles Croft · Oct 2

The smell hits you before the sign does, a smoky, sweet cloud drifting across the highway that makes…

By Spencer Lyle · Oct 2

Whispering is the house rule, and after about ten minutes in the water you will not want to…

By Fiona Gates · Oct 2