The New York Times, “On a Dusty Mesa, No Water or Electricity, but Boundless Space.” An excerpt:
Now home to more than 400 families, the [Pajarito] mesa is one of the largest communities, other than some along the Mexican border, to survive entirely off the grid — without running water, electricity, streets or mail. Here is a maze of unnamed dirt roads, with nary a grocery store or barbershop in sight. Adding to the sense of dislocation, Albuquerque’s skyline shimmers, Oz-like, on the horizon, a half-hour’s drive away.