Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diane Howe sat under the piñon pines in the Chuska Mountains while she and her family picked piñon nuts that the tree graciously ...

The smell is always the first indication. The Colorado pinyon pine – technically, Pinus edulis, aka two-needle pine, two-needle piñon or simply piñon – smells much, much sweeter and sappier than other ...

Tall, bushy, spiny and fragrant, the pinyon pine is a beloved feature of the Mountain West — and not just for its beauty. The tiny piñon nuts in the tree’s cones are so good, people in the region have ...

While there is still time to enjoy the last days of summer, soon days will become shorter and a new season will be upon us. Fall’s cooler temperatures make the perfect time to explore Western Colorado ...

Karen Fischer is an independent writer, editor, and reporter who specializes in food writing that highlights desert communities, aquaculture, and culinary traditions of the American Southwest and Gulf ...

Durango area experiencing best pine nut harvest in 15 years If you like wild food, or local food, or raw food, or free food – this is the time of year and perfect location to take advantage of ...

When I bought land west of Santa Fe in the late 1980s, it felt like home to me even before I physically moved there in 1992. What made it home were the piñon pines, that forest of short, squat trees.

It's been a great year for pinon nuts in New Mexico -- so great it’s inspiring some residents to pick the nuts illegally.Residents in the East Mountains said some of them are getting aggressive -- one ...

Tall, bushy, spiny and fragrant, the pinyon pine is a beloved feature of the Mountain West — and not just for its beauty. The tiny piñon nuts in the tree's cones are so good, people in the region have ...