New MexicoValles Caldera National Preserve, NMThe ravens followed us, I’m sure of it, moving off their perch on a nearby hog trap and into the pines. And the dandelions are bigger...
New MexicoApril 13, 2024 – Las Cienegas to Geronimo’s Trail, Peloncillo MountainsIt’s colder today, no doubt a function of yesterday’s wind, but at least it has ceased for now. I imagine it carries a constant presence...
New MexicoAt the confluence of Carson and Santa Fe National Forests and the Chama River Canyon Wilderness, New MexicoIt’s been a minute, since I’ve written to you my love and I am sorry for that. I have been tired, at a loss for words, swept up in this...
New MexicoSomewhere in New MexicoWhen I woke this morning there was snow on the mountain tops, both the Little Hatchet and her big brother to the south. It wasn’t there...
New MexicoSomewhere in New MexicoI cannot explain myself to you – nor to me for that matter. But I can tell you, the routine of a life repeated endlessly day after day is...
New MexicoThe Muddy Rio ChamaIf I had a secret code, it would be one of eagles and roosters. Of stars nesting among threads of blackness. The simmer of an arced flame...
New MexicoGila Wilderness & National Forest, NMWe drive until the pavement ends and then drive some more through an old mining town turned touristville where dilapidated cabins mingle...
New MexicoBrantley Lake State Park, New MexicoI am a flannel shirt person, tank top underneath, scrappy jeans and boots below. Button down flopping in the wind and straw above my...
New MexicoCloudcroft, New MexicoThe dogs lie panting, tongues lolling sideways. It seems they are constantly panting these days. The air is still. The only other...
New MexicoBisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness AreaA Mayan city of rock flat topped with squared edges mingles with the turrets of Arabia, the desert asphalt transitions into limestone and...
New MexicoChama River Wilderness, Santa Fe National Forest, NMSometimes I get tired of fighting the wind. Tired of keeping my head down and shoulders bunched. Yearning to see the blue above. To...