New Mexico

8 Ski Areas Where You Can Camp in the Parking Lot

Megan Michelson

I Missed Bars. So I Built One in My Own Backyard.

Nick Heil

In Praise of the Adventure Dress

Alison Van Houten

I Upgraded My Boring Sedan to a Tesla for a Weekend Road Trip

Maren Larsen

What You Need to Know to Safely Rent an RV This Summer

Hit the road for a memorable summer road trip with these extra precautions

Jeremy Rellosa

Jul 15, 2020

Why This Woman Chooses to Live in a Ghost Town

As one of the only inhabitants of an abandoned railway stop in eastern New Mexico, Debra Dawson has been social distancing for decades. Attracted to its history and surrounding landscape, she's found happiness far away from just about everyone.

Samuel Gilbert

May 16, 2020

How I Became a Backyard Birder—and How You Can, Too

These are the tools you need to get started

Aleta Burchyski

May 13, 2020

Find Stillness at Carlsbad Caverns

Explore underground and see a famous bat colony in southern New Mexico. It's our 62 Parks Traveler's seventh stop on her journey to visit every U.S. national park in a year.

Emily Pennington

Apr 26, 2020

Running 150 Miles to Help Conserve National Monuments

'This Land' profiles runner Faith Briggs as she traverses 150 miles through three national monuments

Apr 3, 2020

Camp in the Largest Gypsum Dune Field in the World at White Sands

Welcome to America's newest national park, with endless and huge sand dunes to explore. It's our 62 Parks Traveler's fifth stop on her journey to visit every U.S. national park in a year.