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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.

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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 ...

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 her in a dream, and late the next day she headed north from Las Cruces. 

She pitched her pup ...