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Current Issue: July 2009
Have a rockin' summer! We show you how with trips to Ghost Ranch, the Roswell UFO Festival, Santa Fe's Spanish Market, and the Taos Pueblo Powwow. Plus: Discover Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen's New Mexico filming locations.
• Featured Articles
• King of the Road
• One of Our 50 is Missing
• My Secret Place
• Books
• Music
Featured Media:
Inspiration in Action: See photographer Craig Varjabedian at work on his new book Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby and his July photo portfolio.
Day trip with our "King of the Road," columnist Lesley S. King, as she heads to Penasco for a circus. Plus, check out exclusive animation by Albuquerque illustrator Jeff Drew.
Listen to "The Cowboys of New Mexico," a Western song from Jim Jones's CD Still Ridin'.
New Mexico Magazine Photo Contest: Give us your best shot!
Send us as many as six of your best photos of New Mexico by September 14, 2009.
The winners will be published in our January 2010 issue. New this year: Enter your photos in one of five categories—Landmarks, Landscapes, Wildlife, People, and Miscellaneous. A complete list of prizes will be announced soon.
Download the complete rules and entry form here (pdf)
Questions? Post them to the photo contest forum on our message boards
Photo Tour
See the some of the state's most beautiful landscapes, animals,
and cultural destinations with the winning images from the 8th annual
New Mexico Magazine Photo Contest.
View the current photo tour here.
View the 2009 New Mexico Vacation Guide
Planning to travel to New Mexico? Need more information about the state's many enchanting attractions? To view the digital edition of the vacation guide, click on the thumbnail version (left) or click here. To email us comments or suggestions about the digital reader we're using for the Vacation Guide, click here. 
Have the guide mailed to you. Order the 2009 Vacation Guide NOW!
Read the Digital Edition of the May 2009 New Mexico Magazine
We invite you to peruse our inaugural digital edition of New Mexico Magazine. It's identical to the print edition received by subscribers, except includes a bonus video with Leslie King's "King of the Road" column. After you have reviewed the issue, feel free to subscribe to the print edition here or to email us with your comments and suggestions about the digital issue here.