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, and maybe a bit of life as I know it. Be on the look out for the new posts!
Explore the Past
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Posole and Politics: Corny Holiday Traditions
The weather is getting colder, the smell of chiles is in the air, and the holidays are right around the corner. You know what that means: it’s posole season! Around… Read more ⇢
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String Theory: The History of Chile Ristras
If you’ve ever been to New Mexico – or Arizona or California….. the more arid parts of the Southwest in general – you’ve more than likely come across a ristra.… Read more ⇢
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Male Plane? Mail Plane? A Review of Three Amigos!
It’s still raining here in Albuquerque, so you know what that means: It’s time to make some popcorn, grab a blanket, cozy up on the couch, and find a movie!… Read more ⇢
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When it Rains, it Pours: Water Management in the Southwest
It has been raining a lot here in New Mexico this week. And I do mean a lot. Albuquerque is reaching record September rainfall, with an estimated two trillion gallons… Read more ⇢
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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 ⇢
