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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The ABCs of Borracho Beans: Aunts, Beer, and Cowboys
Growing up in San Antonio, family meals at my grandparents’ house were a regular occurrence. My grandma would have the works: Velveeta queso dip, stuffed mushrooms, scalloped potatoes. My grandpa… Read more ⇢
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Cry Me a River: Water Scarcity in the Southwest
Here’s the deal: as of this month, an unprecedented 87 miles of the Middle Rio Grande have gone dry. Eighty-seven miles. As much as I wish it was, that is… Read more ⇢
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Texas Twang and Tensions Rising: Elmer Kelton’s Massacre at Goliad
There are some books that you read, and there are some books that you can practically hear. Elmer Kelton’s Massacre at Goliad is firmly in the second category. In fact,… Read more ⇢
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Keeping it Old School: Schoolmarms of the Southwest
Early August brings a few certainties: the temperatures are still offensively hot, the new Starbucks seasonal menu has arrived, and parents everywhere are asking, “How is it already time for… Read more ⇢
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Horchata, Heatwaves, and History: How a Drink Crossed Continents
It has been hot in Albuquerque this summer. And I’m not talking “just wear a tank top,” hot, I mean “you could probably bake those cookies on your dashboard,” hot.… Read more ⇢
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From Ballet to Beef: Hoedown, it’s What’s for Dinner.
To start today’s post, I have a question: Do you have a song that evokes the American West? If you think you don’t, let me tell you: you absolutely do!… Read more ⇢
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Sin Agua, No Hay Vida: The History of Acequias in the Southwest
If you’ve spent any amount of time in the Southwest (New Mexico specifically), you’ve probably heard the word aceqiua (Ah-say-key-ah). Maybe you’ve driven alongside or over one, or heard the… Read more ⇢
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The Ballad of Blandina and Billy: The Unlikely Friendship Between Nun and Outlaw
A nun and a cowboy walk into a bar….. wait, that can’t be right. Let me try again. This story sounds like someone combined a hagiography and a script for… Read more ⇢
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From Bull Run to Backyard Barbeques: Picnics of the Past
No matter your age, there’s something magical about a summer picnic. A checkered blanket spread beneath a shady tree, a basket filled with homemade foods, children running barefoot through the… Read more ⇢
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The Gathering of 1883: Is it History or Tall Tale?
Few photographs are as dumbfounding as the famous image supposedly taken at Hunter’s Hot Springs, Montana. Dated 1883, the picture is often a supposed once-in-a-lifetime gathering of frontier legends: Wyatt… Read more ⇢
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