D  e  s  e  r  t     E  x  p  o  s  u  r  e     March 2005

Features

Wine Country Safari
A 3-day food and wine odyssey through California's Sonoma County proves you can have too much of a good thing.

Crying Fowl

Clawing toward the truth
about cockfighting.

My Cockfighting Career
An accidental "cocker" remembers his brief life in the pits.

Living History
Richard Dean's great-grandfather was killed in Pancho Villa's historic raid on Columbus, 89 years ago this month.

Rocks in Their Heads
The 40th annual Rockhound Roundup,
March 10-13, will draw thousands of collectors to Deming.

A Journey Through Time
The old trail the Spanish called El Camíno Real de Tierra Adentro offers new opportunities for tourism.

Columns & Departments
Editor's Note
Letters
Desert Diary
Tumbleweeds:
A Wing and a Prayer

Playbill of Fare
Top 10
Ramblin' Outdoors
Henry Lightcap's Journal
Celestial Cycles
The Starry Dome
40 Days & 40 Nights
Clubs Guide
Guides to Go
Continental Divide


Special Sections

Arts Exposure
Poetry in Motion
Arts News
Gallery Guide

Body, Mind & Spirit
The Healing Power of Play
Lessen Your Stress

About the Cover

Red or Green?
Desert Exposure's quarterly
dining guide.




 

About the cover: What's New, Pussy Cat? by Silver City artist Elsie Dean. Her work can be seen ay Cienega Spa and Silver Spirit Gallery in Silver City and the Hearst Gallery in Pinos Altos.