NM Archives — Roland Pabst Photography

Chasing Color in the New Mexico Sky

October 11, 2026By Roland Pabst16 Comments

My Polar watch starts buzzing at 2:02 a.m. I get up, brew myself a coffee, and take it along for the ride. The drive to Albuquerque is wonderfully relaxing,...

🚙 Roadtrip through New Mexico (Part 3 & last)

October 17, 2025By Roland Pabst8 Comments

Part 3: Shifting Sands, Pistachio, Aliens and Outlaws If you missed Part 1 and 2 – here is Part 1, Part 2 White Sands – A Sea of Gypsum...

🚙 Roadtrip through New Mexico (Part 2)

October 9, 2025By Roland Pabst4 Comments

Part 2: Ancient Caves and City of Rocks If you missed Part 1 – here it is Gila Cliff Dwellings – Walking with the Mogollon Built in the late...

🚙 Roadtrip through New Mexico

September 30, 2025By Roland Pabst6 Comments

Part 1: Stars, Science, and Silver City How do you introduce New Mexico to Europeans? Do you begin with its vast desert skies, so clear they make you feel...

A Day at the Rodeo in Mountainair, NM

July 21, 2025By Roland Pabst12 Comments

Mountainair, Torrance County Just about 1.5 hours south of Santa Fe lies Mountainair, a tiny town of under 1,000 nestled at roughly 6,500 ft (2000 müM) elevation, with the Manzano...

New Years Resolution No. 2

January 4, 2025By Roland Pabst10 Comments

Last year, I wrote about why people from the US should visit Switzerland instead of only traveling to France or Italy. My blog must have been a success because...

For us to watch is a delight – it is all about survival for the birds.

January 19, 2024By Roland Pabst12 Comments

Every winter, thousands of cranes, geese, and ducks fly south to stay along the Rio Grande. During the day, after feeding on Rio Grande grain, the birds fly to...

Wheeler Peak – Elevation 13,161 ft / 4,014 müM

July 19, 2023By Roland Pabst24 Comments

The sound of my hiking shoes could have been a metronome About 28 years ago, I climbed the highest peak in Switzerland (also the 2nd highest in the Alps)...

Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race

May 6, 2023By Roland Pabst6 Comments

Still a relatively new tradition, Cerrillos celebrated the Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race. Cerrillos is a quaint western and an old mining town. It sets the perfect backdrop for...

Easter Pilgrimage to Chimayo

April 8, 2023By Roland Pabst14 Comments

It is among the many beautiful traditions we have in New Mexico’s diverse culture. It has been a tradition since 1810. People participate in the pilgrimage for a variety...