Silent Night, Holy Night

Tires crunched through the snow as the vehicle inched along the deserted, unmaintained dirt road. Slowly, tediously, it negotiated the frozen ruts, and when the road finally ended abruptly in a large semi-circular area, inched gingerly into what appeared to be a parking space. But appearances were often deceiving in this land, so far from [...]

New Mexico Christmas Part II: Green Chile and Luminarias

Christmas Eve Day dawned cold and crisp, and although our thin Phoenix blood had not yet adjusted to the 18-degree weather, we were enjoying the Christmas-y feeling so sadly denied us in the "Valley of the Sun" from whence we came. Before heading out of Albuquerque, we made a stop at the Indian Pueblo Cultural [...]