Beautiful New Mexico in Wintertime
The wintertime chill has arrived (even if winter doesn't officially start until next week!), and we're feeling grateful to be surrounded by beautiful New Mexico. We hope that your view is filling YOU with gratitude too.
Photo credit goes to: Anne Hallett, Michael Ross, Molly Bell, and Kaylyn Brians.
Comment on this articleExperience Rio Firsthand: Join us for Rio’s 2nd Annual Rio In Motion
Come to Albuquerque this January for a one-of-a-kind jewelry-making event! Rio In Motion is a week full of classes, tool and equipment demos, guided tours of Rio Grande and more…
...Read the RestFull of Hot Air
In addition to being home for Rio Grande, Albuquerque is also known as the Hot Air Balloon Capital of the World. Every October the city hosts The International Balloon Fiesta. Starting with just 13 balloons in 1972, the fiesta celebrated its 40th anniversary this year with more than 600 balloons aloft. . .
...Read the RestIt’s Autumn in New Mexico!
New Mexico is gorgeous all year, but for many of us, autumn is the most spectacular time. Take a look and you’ll know why New Mexico is the Land of Enchantment. . .
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This weekend found us wandering the higher elevations of the Jemez Mountains. The forecast was gorgeous, allowing us to enjoy the day without being buried in winter gear. Just a couple of layers and our snowshoes…and no TVs! We would either do the 5-mile hike to the San Antonio Hot Springs near La Cueva or the 8-mile hike to the top of Los Griegos Peak. Being the perennial early bird, I was ready to leave by 7:00am, only to walk laps around the house waiting for Miss Thing to pull it together. She mentioned something about not being rushed and leisurely enjoying her Saturday morning. A phrase that sounds like fingernails on a blackboard to me, but I own that, because I get a bit excited when it comes to the weekends!
...Read the RestVIVA Rio Grande, one of New Mexico’s Best Places to Work!
Recently Rio Grande was honored with two awards that recognize our ongoing efforts to constantly enhance the work/life balance at Rio! Each year, the New Mexico Business Weekly honors 30 New Mexico companies for their cultivation of happy, healthy, and professionally satisfied work forces. “Best Places to Work” award-winners are chosen based upon the philosophy, practices, and benefits of the company, combined with responses to an anonymous associate satisfaction survey.
...Read the RestLeft Brain Seeks Right Brain…
We are really interested in learning about how our readers find their creative inspiration. Do you collect bits of nature and incorporate them into your work? Do you find inspiration in the details and textures of exotic faraway places? Wherever you find it, creativity — that spark that leads you in new and unexpected directions — is among the best things in life.
...Read the RestSpectacular Morning in Albuquerque!
Yesterday’s sunrise here in Albuquerque blew our socks off! So much, in fact, that several Rio Grande associates were moved to take pictures of the magnificent show and share them with all of us at the company.
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Our guest contributor this week is Mike Ross. Mike has been the safety coach at Rio Grande for many years and, in his free time, he leads an enviable life of excitement and adventure. Each weekend, he and his wife embark upon adventures that take full advantage of the natural beauty and wonder of New Mexico. Most Mondays, he sends an email to all of us at Rio in which he describes his adventures and shares his breathtaking pictures.
...Read the RestPowered by the Sun: A Solar Update
As you may have already heard, Rio Grande recently installed more than 5000 solar panels atop its parking lot. To acquaint yourself with some of the details of our solar project, you can read our “Powered by the Sun” announcement here. Now that our solar array has been functional and producing energy for about four months, we are pleased to report that, the solar panels have generated nearly 30% more electricity than the monthly estimate calculated…
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