"Offbeat New Mexico' is a guide for the independent traveler who wants to discover the people, places, and events that have shaped the Land of Enchantment. Explore our art from ancient petroglyphs to the graffiti of Albuquerque. Walk in the footsteps of Georgia O'Keeffe. Follow atomic history from Los Alamos to Trinity.We won't tell you where to eat or sleep, but we will tell you about the "Mother Road" (also known as historic Route 66) and the Navajo Long Walk. How the town of Truth or Consequences got its name, what happened to the once-thriving community of Blackdom., and where you can go sledding down a hill of gypsum.Our 200 pages introduce you to over 100 towns and cities from Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Taos to unique communities like Cimarron, Sunspot, and Madrid, not to mention Cold Beer, New Mexico.Special Focus sections highlight the back stores; the origin of the delightful Storyteller pottery figures, the real history of Billy the Kid, and the events behind the UFO controversy that rocked the town of Roswell and fascinated the world.