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The Story of New Mexico Field Trips are very popular with our students... and for good reason! Many of our students join us again and again, taking another trip to experience some new wonder of the Land of Enchantment they never knew. The field trips take you to the many places that make New Mexico great. Enjoy complete, safe, educational travel arrangements with us.

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Featured Trips

00561 Southern Wine Tour
This fabulous tour into the wine country of the Tularosa Basin will take us into three premier growing and wine making facilities. Wine making is deeply rooted in the history of the basin, and there has been a resurgence of new vineyards and growers. Our first stop to taste and savor will be the oldest established in the basin, the Tularosa Vineyards. This international award winning winery opened in 1989 with an initial
production of 100 cases. Today the winery produces
approximately 3500 cases a year. Our wine tour would
not be complete without visiting and tasting at the
Arena Blanca Winery. Located at the Pistachio Tree
Ranch, this winery offers unique flavor wines that are a
delight to the palate. Some of the more popular wines
include Chocolate Diablo, Pistachio Delight, and their
new Pomegranate Wine. Finally, we’ll visit the newest
vineyard and winery. Dos Viejos is a 40 acre vineyard
that uses a Freightliner diesel truck motor as the well
pump. This winery produces 17 varieties, including
Symphony, Chardoney and varietal reds. Part of our
touring experience will include learning about the
wine making process, and tasting wine made from the
traditional Mission grape to one of Spain’s most interesting
red grape varieties, Temparinillo. Fee includes
travel, tasting and tour guide.

$87
FWT: Depart: Sep 4 F 8:00am
Return: Sep 4 F 7:30pm
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Cynthia Prelo-Riedlinger

00496 The Corn Dance at San Ildefonso Pueblo
San Ildefonso is one of the best known New Mexico Pueblos because of the famous black-on-black pottery which originated there and was revived in the nineteen twenties. At that time, San Ildefonso, like many other
Pueblos, was suffering a severe economic depression. Long standing internal conflicts, encroachment upon tribal land by squatters and illegal cutting of timber all contributed to the low subsistence level to which the Pueblo had fallen. When American Indian crafts began to be popular with collectors, it was fortunate for the San Ildefonso people, because although the Pueblo population was small, there were a number of skilled artisans, makers of pottery and painters, who set to work to improve the economic condition of the Pueblo. Before long, the outstanding quality of San Ildefonso pottery became known. It was then that famous black pots were revived, primarily because of Maria Martinez. Come to enjoy the Feast Day with beautiful dances, wonderful Pueblo food, and the irresistible arts and crafts. Fee includes travel and tour guide.

$83
FCD: Depart: Sep 8 T 9:00am
Return: Sep 8 T 4:00pm
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Special Offer for Story of New Mexico Participants aged 50+

An Osher Membership through December 2009
FREE Ned O’Mallia Lecture on China in October
1 FREE Fall Osher Lecture of your choice

Membership in our Osher Lifelong Learning Institute opens the door for adults 50 and above to choose from many thought-provoking, noncredit bearing university-level classes in areas like art, history, literature and science.

Learn more about the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Contact

For more information, call Program Supervisor Joan Cok at 277-0563 or email joanrc@unm.edu.