The Space Elevator
The past, and the history that fills it, can be thrilling — but the future, and the history not yet made, could be even more so. New Mexico’s past, with…
The Hippies of Placitas, Part II
These mountainside communes housed an eclectic population of restless youth from around the world—poor kids, wealthy heirs, idealists, addicts, and self-proclaimed “dope smoking, vegetarian Jesus freaks.” These youth wanted to…
The Great ABQ Volcano Hoax
On the western edge of Albuquerque stand five calm, reddish black volcanoes, all in a line. These volcanoes—JA, Black, Vulcan, Butte, and Bond Volcanoes—divide the city from the mostly empty desert…
The Faithists, Part II
Allegedly the history of life on Earth and life in dimensions parallel to our own, Oahspe attracted an international group of followers who became known as Faithists. In October of 1884, 20 of…
The Blue Hole Worm Hole
The story is a simple, although strange, one. It is repeated often, with many variations, among New Mexico's understandably tiny diving community. Just about 120 miles east of Albuquerque, on…
Peaceful Nukes
It was December, 1961, in the desert just southeast of Carlsbad. Tufts of dry grass bent low beneath a winter wind, sand swirled across a desert plain, and here and…
A Cycle of Violence
Mr. Edwards was a successful Taos businessman who rode a good horse, carried hundreds of dollars in his pockets, and traveled using mules to carry his belongings. In the fall…
‘Glyphs Gone Wild
Judging from the things for sale in almost all New Mexico gift shops and tourist traps, this entire state of ours is tan and turquoise, prefers its red chili coated in weatherproofing…
The New Mexico Mystery Stone
Drive eighteen miles west of the central New Mexico village of Los Lunas, and you drive into a world of dirt, and rocks, and little else. In the middle of…
Why Strange New Mexico
Perhaps the most distrusted name in news today, the Weekly World News, is a black-and-white supermarket tabloid featuring entertaining and untrue stories, with headlines that vary from the impossible to the deranged. …