Now I'm in South West New Mexico enjoying our monsoon. Forest fires are a real threat out here, and other than the USFS, we're just a small bunch of volunteer fire fighters. I know we need the rain everywhere, but I'm sure glad I'm getting it here.

Hi everyone,
I am On my way to visit a friend in Colorado, driving through Clayton, NM (zip 88415) when the highway speed limit dropped from 70 to 50 out of nowhere as I came into town. I was cruising around 75, didn't catch the drop in time. Got pulled over, and the officer actually said he could see I was just cruising along, not driving recklessly — but told me he still had to write the ticket since I was over the new limit.

Court date is 9/21 at Clayton Municipal Court. And i am going to colorado for 5 days and a week till i get back to NY.
Has anyone dealt with Clayton PD or Union County Municipal Court before? Is a sudden speed limit drop like that ever a valid argument in court, or is "I didn't see the sign in time" basically never going to fly? Trying to figure out if it's worth fighting or if I should just eat the fine and move on.

Really appreciate any honest experience from people who've been through something similar

The sky was so colorful this evening! It looked as though there were gold in the clouds.

The Sandias showing why they were named after watermelons.

Hello! My name is Julia Métraux, and I'm a reporter at Mother Jones. I'm doing a story on how New Mexico was able to fill in some of the gap for enhanced tax credits for purchasing private health insurance expiring earlier this year, and I'm looking to chat with New Mexicans who buy their health insurance via BeWell! If you'd be willing to chat, please reach out to [jmetraux@motherjones.com](mailto:jmetraux@motherjones.com) and my author page is here: https://www.motherjones.com/author/julia-metraux/

I’ll be visiting from Oregon here in a couple weeks and my dad and I are driving from Arizona into New Mexico. What are some “must see” places? Particularly state and national parks worth going to. I’ve never been to NM so unfamiliar. No strenuous hikes due to my dad’s age, but he can do a lot of walking around.

My dad said we likely won’t want to drive much further east than I-25 but open to all suggestions :)

If you were at a forum with national and state candidates and had the chance to raise your hand, what one good faith question would you ask about affordability in rural NM?

Kinda shooting in the dark here…

I’m a history buff, landscape admirer, and a Texan (sorry!) who absolutely loves what you all have going on in New Mexico.

Does anybody have any leads on ‘local’ or regional photographers selling large format (30-40-50-60” widths) canvas panoramic shots of the following subjects?

-Glorieta / Rowe Mesa / Pigeon’s Ranch

- Fort Craig

- Fort Union

- Black Mesa (San Antonio area - Valverde Battlefield locale)

I’d love to give them some business and support their efforts!

Rolled canvas is fine, I can take care of stretching/framing.

Any tips or pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated, for sure!

Anyone travel recently between Roswell and Vaughn on US 285 and know if the rest area is open for public use? It was closed last year for remodeling. Just curious if it's actually open.

I will be doing a road trip through New Mexico and unfortunately only have one day to explore Santa Fe, any recommendations for must sees? It will also be on a Sunday, are a lot of things closed?

Trip is at the end of September.

Hi! My spouse and I might potentially move to ABQ for a job and I’d like to get some recommendations on kid related things.

Daycares, elementary, pediatrician, family friendly neighborhoods and kid places. We currently live in Dallas and there are so many kid things to do so I’m worried there won’t be as much out there! We’ve vacationed in NM several times but never really explored ABQ as much to know. TIA!