Hatch, New Mexico, a tiny town along the southern border of the state, claims to have the "world's best chile pepper." If you get there at the right time, chile peppers are everywhere, drying on roofs, drying in long curtains -- everywhere.

October 08, 2002Canon PowerShot S3001/250 sec at f / 4.513.625 mm© 2008 Lawrence I. Charters