Travel

Pampered Pups

New Mexico's Most Pet-Friendly Hotels Article by Keri Bridgwater | Photography by Palisociety, El Monte Sagrado, Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado Santa Fe, Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces, Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, Petco JSX August is National Dog Month and a reminder that, for many of us, our four-legged friends are more than pets—they're family. With roughly 58 million U.S. households sharing their homes with at least one pup, more travelers are hitting the road with their furry...

Arts + Culture

Warehouse 505

Bringing creativity to kids Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by Roberto “Berto” Reyes Maryann F. Kohl, an author of over 20 books about art activities for children, wrote: “Art is a place for children to learn to trust their ideas, themselves, and to explore what is possible." Art shapes a child's development by boosting cognitive skills, enhancing motor abilities, and providing a safe outlet for emotional expression. It encourages critical thinking, self-esteem, and communication...

Life + Culture

Life with Cats

Observations about our feline friends Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by Kathleen Colbeck, Ernest Hemingway Photographs Collection. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Boston, Richard Lakin Dan Greenberg, the writer, once said,” There is no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person.” At the risk of proving Mr. Greenberg right, for our Kids and Pets issue, I would like to share my insights from a life lived with cats. I didn’t start off as a...

Professional Services

K9 Resorts

A vacation for your pooch Article by Regan Bervar | Photography by Courtesy K9 resorts Imagine heading out on vacation knowing your dog is off on an adventure of their own. Whether you're leaving town for a week or simply heading to work for the day, saying goodbye to your pet is often the hardest part. That's the idea behind K9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel in Albuquerque, where the goal is to turn time away from home into an enriching, vacation-like experience for your four-legged family member. ...

Education

Covenant Schools

Faith-based childcare and education Article by Richard Lakin | Photography by courtesy Covenant Schools Covenant Schools are faith-based childcare and early education centers in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. They provide strong academic programs with a Christian-based education that imparts strong foundational values in modern, safe facilities that are at convenient locations in the community. Covenant CEO Paul Losey told us that phonics is an important part of the curriculum, “We use the...

Local Services

Locker #505

A Locker Full of Hope Article by Rudolfo Carrillo | Photography by Courtesy Locker #505 Locker #505 is a community clothing bank whose main purpose is properly outfitting the school children of a growing city so that they can actively participate in their education and life as future citizens of Albuquerque. Clothing banks for our kids have always been a concern here in Bernalillo County. As early as 1950, concerned parents, teachers, and administrators founded the Bernalillo County Council...

Life + Culture

Stargazing in New Mexico

Explore the cosmos Article by Keri Bridgwater | Photography by Kialo Williams, New Mexico True, Micah Gallegos Daylight fades slowly in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness. Hoodoos and cracked badlands soften into shadow as silence settles across the high desert. Then the stars begin to appear — first a handful, then thousands. “What often stays with people is the silence,” shares Kialo Winters, a Diné (Navajo) and Zia (Pueblo) tour guide, photographer, and founder of Navajo Tours USA. “Bisti is...

Life + Culture

Rafting

Explore the river Article by Regan Bervar | Photography by courtesy New Mexico River Adventures River rafting in New Mexico is more than an outdoor activity; it’s a new way to experience the land itself and chase the thrill of adventure. From the winding waters of the Rio Grande to dramatic canyons carved through centuries of desert landscape, rafting reveals a side of New Mexico only visible by boat. Beyond the outskirts of town lies a rugged, untamed world best experienced from the river...

Travel

Alaska Cruises

Summer is a good time to head North Article by Jill Robbins | Photography by courtesy Solstice Alaska Cruising to Alaska checks a lot of the boxes travelers look for in an adventure vacation, even if it doesn’t always look like traditional adventure travel. The scenery feels bigger, wilder, and more unpredictable than most destinations people visit on a typical cruise. One day might include whale sightings from the ship’s deck and the next could involve glacier trekking, kayaking through icy...

Sports + Recreation

Trailing Off into the Sunset

Explore the county Article by Rudy Carrillo | Photography by TrailLink, Parmetrix, The Daily Lobo, Leila Chapa   Out here in the West, we have a thing about trails, a love of winding passages and natural destinations. Whether via Route 66, El Camino Real, or the Santa Fe Trail, many of the people from Albuquerque’s past and present made their way here on some sort of trail or another. So it’s no wonder that citizens of this town have woven the well-trodden tale of trails into their lives...