The pledge to the New Mexico state flag is available in English and Spanish: I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico, the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures. — New Mexico Statutes and Court Rules, Section 12-3-3[9] Saludo la bandera del estado de Nuevo México, el símbolo zia de amistad perfecta, […]
These Kachina dolls live at the Hopi Cultural Center on the Second Mesa of the Hopi Reservation outside of Winslow, Arizona. They represent the spiritual beings who visit the Hopi villages during the first few months of each year to bring gifts to the children and more important–rain for the coming growing season. The rest […]
Sometimes it’s difficult to pull a story from a place—especially when its secrets are so well hidden. This is the case with my work-in-progress, “River” a contemporary environmental novel encased in archeological digs, folklore, religion and legends that intertwine with wide-ranging beliefs in the lost continents of Mu, Lemuria, and Atlantis. My jump off […]
The Stanley Hotel Shines Unstable weather and thunderstorms came in quick succession all through the day of our Estes Park visit. In anticipation of downpours we scheduled a tour of the Stanley Hotel which inspired Stephen King to write “The Shining”. As a sensitive, I can usually tell if a place is uneasy—if it holds […]
Medicine Bow Wyoming Webster’s New World Dictionary defines a pilgrimage as a journey to a shrine or holy place and/or any long journey to a place of historical interest. Exploration of the American West has become my pilgrimage. If you’ve read my memoir, Balanced on the Edge of the Crowd, you already have a […]