The view of Stewart Lake and Santa Fe Baldy through the trees above the lake's eastern shore. I consider patience to be among my core characteristics. To this day, my mom will brag to family, friends ...

It always amazes me how vast our Earth is. To think that there are wilderness areas in New Mexico that are over 220,000 acres ...

Oct. 17—The ease of access to the Pecos Wilderness lures many travelers to Santa Fe up to the Winsor Trail for an opportunity to take in the natural splendor that sits a few thousand feet above the ...

Each season of hiking in Northern New Mexico offers its own delights, but for Aku Oppenheimer, the autumnal spectacle found in the mountains during a brief but brilliant flourish from late September ...

To hike a trail is to gain a better understanding of a place. In his book “The Practice of the Wild,” poet and essayist Gary Snyder writes “We learn a place and how to visualize spatial relationships, ...

In the summer, residents of Santa Fe and out-of-state visitors love to play in the Pecos Wilderness — it’s where families go to hike, fish, splash in the river, camp and otherwise commune with nature.