New Mexico Legends

The incessant murmur of an idling semi in the distance. The hum of a factory’s machinery. The rumble of a small earthquake. The ceaseless pounding of a distant oceanic tide. These are just some of the ways people describe the Taos Hum.  The Taos hum is a constant, ongoing, low-pitched sound that some people hear… Read more: The Taos Hum

New Mexico has had its fair share of serial killers over the years. But one of the first documented serial killers soiling our beautiful state was Charles Kennedy. Kennedy was the owner of an inn in Elizabethtown, near Cimarron. The guests who checked in there never left.  By 1870, New Mexico was in the midst… Read more: Charles Kennedy of Elizabethtown: New Mexico’s First Serial Killer

I grew up in the shadows of Red Hill, a dormant dome volcano between Quemado, NM and Springerville, AZ. It is part of the larger Quemado Volcanic Field, which features Zuni Salt Lake. The hill is in a crater but it still rises prominently  7264 feet above the surrounding mesa. Its sides are bright red… Read more: The Red Hill Treasure

Have you heard about the Dulce Base? If you live in New Mexico, you probably have heard at least a whisper about the strange activities around the mesa – and the dark secrets hidden beneath it. The legend of the Dulce Base has endured for nearly a century, making it one of New Mexico’s most… Read more: Dulce Base: Aliens Under Archuleta Mesa

Today I’m writing about an interesting phenomenon commonly known as the “Marfa Lights.” While Marfa is in Texas, not New Mexico, it is about 166 miles from the New Mexico state line and the climate and geography is the same as Eastern New Mexico (in other words, flat, arid desert with rocky outcroppings). Therefore, I… Read more: The Marfa Lights

Chests bursting with gold and jewels, skeletons languishing in the darkness, a secret government coverup, and Watergate. The Victorio Peak Treasure Tale has it all. The legend of gold in Victorio Peak is one of the most intriguing gold legends in New Mexico, and it endures to this day, with Ova Noss’s family still fighting… Read more: Doc Noss and the Victorio Peak Treasure

The Lost Adams Diggings is one of the most enduring gold legends in New Mexico. Since 1864, it has captivated the adventurer and treasure seeker in many of us. Growing up near Pie Town, my mom had a bumper sticker that said, “Where is Pie Town, NM? Somewhere between Gut Ache Mesa and Adam’s Diggings!”… Read more: The Lost Adams Diggings – Lore or Legit?