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Nobody can tell you in advance how long a tank will last, but three numbers get you close: your furnace rating, how often it runs, and how much propane you have. Here’s the math, the safety rules, and what changes at 6,000 feet. What these numbers are: The table is

A museum built from 50,000 glass bottles and decades of hand-carved figures closes for the season at the end of this week. If you’ve been meaning to visit, here’s what to know, including the Sandia Crest closure that affects the drive. Check before you drive: Hours, prices and the season

Drive around Albuquerque in the fall and you’ll see them hanging from porches, gate posts and shop doors: long strings of dark red chile, drying in the sun. It’s one of the most recognizable sights in New Mexico, and it’s tied to a harvest that’s happening right now. A note

By mid-October, the biggest festival weeks are behind Santa Fe. The galleries on Canyon Road are still open, the Plaza is easier to walk, and the nights are cool enough to make an evening there pleasant. It’s one of the best times for a day trip from Albuquerque. A word

Two hours west of Albuquerque, a frozen lava tube, a field of black basalt and a sandstone cliff covered in 400 years of signatures sit within about an hour’s drive of each other. The timing this week matters, because the schedule at El Morro changes on Sunday. Two schedule changes

White Sands is one of New Mexico’s best trips, and October is a very good month for it. But it’s also a long drive from Albuquerque, and the park has some current restrictions that most guides skip. Here’s what to know before you point the RV south. A note on