Hatch, USA

It’s chile season. Maybe not for much longer, but ACT NOW to make sure you get your chile dose through the coming year.

It seems like they’re cheaper this year. Roasted, $25 for 40 pounds. $20, raw.

The drive up the valley is beautiful. You can take Valley Drive out of Las Cruces, but this weekend we took Doña Ana Road to Radium Springs. They are both National Geographic slices of rural America. Take Doña Ana in and NM 187 out, if you want.

Drive through Hatch to get authentic chiles from authentic chile growers. Then stop at Chope’s to satisfy the yearning conjured by driving with 40 pounds of roasted chiles in the trunk.

It’s a good trip.

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