Mountain Girl Goes
Welcome to Mountain Girl Goes: a bite-sized history blog that is easily digestible! I primarily focus on Southwest history, but smatter in the occasional food history blog (every 4th post!), and maybe a bit of life as I know it. Be on the look out for the new posts every Friday evening!
Explore the Past
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From Aztecs to Abuelitas: The Cozy History of Champurrado
Some drinks are there purely to quench your thirst (cactus juice, anyone?). Others, like champurrado, fall into another category: the drinks that feel like a hug in a cup, tell… Read more ⇢
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Las Posadas: Knocking on Doors for Tradition, Tunes, and Tamales
Every December in the Southwest, as the air becomes crisp and the smell of firewood permeates the evening, the sounds of singing, laughter, and knocking on doors begin to echo… Read more ⇢
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Mule on Toast (Without the Toast): Christmas on the Frontier
With Christmas almost upon us, many families are beginning to dust off their beloved holiday traditions: opening advent calendars, planning menus (that always seem to take 5 trips to the… Read more ⇢
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Trout, Train rides, and Toxic Love: “Leave Her to Heaven” by Ben Ames Williams Has it All!
The first time I read Leave Her to Heaven, it was the summer of 2014. I was eighteen, sitting on the porch of Fish Camp at Philmont (interpreting the summer… Read more ⇢
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Red or Gravy? The Holiday New Mexican State Question
If you’re not from around here, or familiar with this part of the world, there’s a good chance you may have never heard of a classic New Mexican Thanksgiving tradition.… Read more ⇢
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Facts, Feasts, and Firsts: The Oñate Origins of Thanksgiving
Everyone knows that the first Thanksgiving occurred in November of 1621 at Plymouth. Pilgrims plus Wampanoag plus three-day feast equals the official origin story of Americans giving thanks. At least,… Read more ⇢
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All Aboard for Adventure: Who Were The Harvey Girls?
Chances are, if you picture the American West of the 1800s, prim and proper women in black and white uniforms aren’t alongside the gunslingers and tumbleweeds of your mental image.… Read more ⇢
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Neither Hero nor Savage: The Moral Complexity of Alexander B. Adams’ Geronimo
Alexander B. Adams’ Geronimo (published 1971) follows the biographical narrative of the famed Apache leader and his people’s struggle for their land as the Southwest continually shifted control – first… Read more ⇢
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Boo-bonic Plague
Hello! Just a quick introduction, my name on here (and a few other places) is Crash and I’mMountain Girl’s husband! I currently work in Emergency Management and Public Health with… Read more ⇢
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Chipeta’s Capirotada: A Taste of Josefa Jaramillo Carson’s New Mexico
I’ve been itching to share this recipe, and with piñon season in full swing, the time is just right! Picture this: toasted piñon nuts, a sprinkle of cinnamon, and golden fried… Read more ⇢
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