View From the Road – Grand Canyon National Park

View From the Road – Grand Canyon National Park  After a mid-May jaunt to Arizona, we’re back home. We, of course, went to the Grand Canyon, where we encountered perfect weather and relatively few visitors. Park services were limited and it felt as though we had gone back to a more uncluttered time—simple, spacious, quiet, […]

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center — Albuquerque, New Mexico

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center—Albuquerque New Mexico One look at the IPCC website, https://indianpueblo.org/ and you’ll already have an idea of what to expect during a visit. However, along with the obvious attributes of any fine museum and cultural center, this place exudes personal stories, artworks, cultural histories, and a vibe that is difficult to explain—intuitive […]

Fly High and Land Safe–Lessons learned from Sandhill Cranes

Fly High and Land Safe—Lessons learned from Sandhill Cranes  Today, it has been announced that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have won the White House—long roads traveled. They have plans, direction, and a sense of community. Let us do what we can to help—to close the gaps and embrace our neighbors. For those that have […]

Thunder On The Mountain–Gila National Forest

Gila National Forest   After climbing to 7500 feet above sea level, we found weather—cool, clean, negative ion charged weather—relief. No problem social distancing here. A few locals had the same idea—escape the heat and lollygag around a sheep meadow surrounded by rock walls and green fields. I remember the sheep meadow (sans sheep) in […]

Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge—River meets Coyote

Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge—River meets Coyote  River slipped into the refuge from the east and stashed her car in the cottonwoods off the service road. She stepped across the trickle that in wetter years is the Rio Grande.  Her need for open air justified the trespass. The New Mexico bosque had called to […]