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(1843-1942) Photographer/artist who photographed in New Mexico and the Albuquerque area in the late 1800s. Significant work from a visit in 1881, many of which images he gifted to the New Mexico Historical Society; these images later became the backbone of the collection of the Museum of New Mexico. Revisited New Mexico in 1899, focusing on Acoma and Laguna Pueblos, and again in 1902-04 where he featured the Alvarado Hotel complex.

(1891-1968) Moved to Taos in the 1930s and lived there until her death. Friend to Mabel Dodge Luhan and Georgia O'Keeffe. Painter and textile artist, with pieces in collections around New Mexico and the country. Author of several books including Paintings in Yarn: the colcha stitch and Allow Me to Present: 18 ladies and gentlemen and Taos, N.M., 1885-1939.

Las Vegas-born UNM professor and author of her memoirs, Madame Ambassador: the Shoemaker's Daughter about her time as President Carter's Ambassador to Honduras.

Running west and north of Santa Fe; the Jemez Mountains are volcanic in origin, a roughly circular ridge around the Valles Caldera. The area encompasses the towns of Los Alamos and Jemez Springs, Fenton Lake State Park, the Bandelier National Monument, and a large section of the Santa Fe National Forest. While the last eruption events were 50-60,000 years ago the area is still geothermally active and there are a number of hot springs throughout, and surveys to assess the potential for geothermal energy production have been performed. The eruption events that formed the Caldera occurred over 1 million years ago and covered much of the surrounding area in layers of volcanic ash which formed into the deposits known as tuff.

One of eight Scenic Byways in NM. The route is a "lariat" shape, ranging NW from San Ysidro along NM 550 to Cuba and then W along NM 126, and NE from San Ysidro along NM 4. The Trail continues W to Los Alamos and Santa Fe. The scenic route passes Jemez Pueblo as it climbs through the Jemez Valley (Canon de San Diego). After climbing through the narrow valley, the route turns east to the Valles Caldera, Los Alamos, Bandelier National Monument, and eventually Santa Fe. The Jemez Valley portion of the Trail is nicknamed "The Thunderbird Trail" from the seeming form of a large bird with outstretched wings on the side of Redondo Peak. The Jemez Mountain Trail gives a cross-section of the transition into northern New Mexico, rising from the Rio Grande basin through the canyons, and summiting out in the tall ponderosa forests.
US Dept. of Transportation website on the Jemez Mountain Trail

"The Journey of Death"; literally in Spanish "The Journey of the Dead Man". 100-mile stretch that served as a shortcut on the Camino Real along the Rio Grande Valley south of Socorro. Though flat and relatively easy to cross, the route was waterless and could prove fatal unless crossed quickly; in clement seasons some travelers traveled day and night without stopping, and in summer traveled only by night. The shortcut saved several day's travel compared to following the Rio Grande. The name of the route is generally accepted to refer to a German man famously found dead from exposure along the route, and since the Spanish Colonial days has drifted to be applied to the whole region.

Producer, director, writer, animator, musician, voice talent. Grew up in Albuquerque, attending Highland High School and St. Pius X High School. Noted as creator and star of the animated TV series "Beavis and Butthead" and "King of the Hill", and involvement in popular films such as the "Spy Kids" franchise.