Barefoot hikes might sound hard on the feet.
But people who like to trek without shoes insist that it's good for your mind, body and... sole.
New Mexican rites of passage:
1) Buying Hatch green chile in the smoky parking lot of the local grocery.
2) Riding high on the tweaked hydraulics of a lowrider.
3) Facing off a rattlesnake, cougar, coyote, or an Espanola sheriff.