Just the other day I was gushing about our new National Monument and Wilderness. This morning I have still more good news to report: New Mexico’s senators are co-sponsoring a bill that would establish two wilderness areas inside the…
On Sunday I set off on a 25 mile bike ride into the back of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Technically, it is the middle of the monument. There is a road that runs right up the spine…
On a breezy late-June morning, Tom Kennedy, the Director of the Zuni Tourism Program at the remote western New Mexico Native American pueblo stands atop the remains of the ancient Zuni town of Hawikku, about twelve miles southwest of the…
I know, I know. My first post in quite a while. I need to jump back in and spend some time here. Above is a shot of last night’s moonrise over the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains…
Did you ever wonder what it looks like out on the Llano Estacado? Oh. You don't know what the Llano Estacado is? "When we were upon the high table-land, a view presented itself as boundless as the ocean. Not a…
Not wanting to deprive you of other articles I've written the past few months but didn't post on my website.... I kindly offer a few that were published here and there on the innertubes recently that you may have missed. The four articles I've linked to…
The best show for many, many, many miles around is the Arroyo Seco 4th of July Parade in the little village of Arroyo Seco just north east of Taos. Beginning at 12 pm sharp, this annual parade is considered the…
Last night, Taos and surrounding areas were hit with a pretty intense storm between about 830pm and 1030pm. It was a fabulous night for Taos lightning shots but I have to admit I was bothered just a bit that my…
Two days ago I dropped in on Jimmy Paywa of Zuni Pueblo for some bread. “Jim....hmmmm.... I think I’ll be able to remember your name,” he said. “Don’t worry if not," I told him. "Sometimes I can’t even remember my…
I finally made it back out to join my friends on some stream restoration projects in the Valles Caldera National Preserve near Los Alamos, New Mexico. The partners on this project are the Albuquerque Wildlife Federation and Los Amigos de…
A young, male bighorn sheep. Somehow "tomorrow" turned into three days later this week. I really feel like I should say something here but I said it all the other day here where I described how these shots came about…
It has been one unsettled eve after another the past week. I mean both the weather and for me, with lots of emotional turmoil on the inside. On Friday afternoon I went for a short run and then packed a…