Category: United States

Sunday Serenity: Retreat

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Retreat: Withdraw to a quiet or secluded place. The desert is a beautiful place to get quiet and think, and that’s exactly what I did for four days. The hiking trail that encircled the campground was usually all mine and I walked at all times of the day to see the different light on my surroundings. This rock, balanced on top of a pile of them, about 30 feet high, made me reflect on balance in life every time I walked by it. It’s been up there since this place was formed millions of years ago. Weather has carved away the…

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Veteran’s Day in New Mexico

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I had meant to go chasing sandhill cranes today but as I drove through the small town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, I stopped for an old couple slowly crossing the street. As I waited, I looked off to the left and noticed the bunting and flags and old men with families heading in the same direction as the couple. I drove on but something in my heart wouldn’t let go and I did a U-turn and went back. My dad was a WWII veteran, always careful to point out he was never in combat and he always showed…

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Meow Wolf

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When I was in Santa Fe earlier this year, people told me I just HAD to go to Meow Wolf. Never heard of it, I said. So they tried to explain about how an artists collective of over 100 artists from all kinds of media made a Halloween-house kind of thing. I ran out of time so didn’t go last winter. I finally made it to the Meow Wolf House of Eternal Return this week. It’s crazy. Totally crazy but in the most fun way ever. When you can walk through a refrigerator into another world, or crawl through a tunnel…

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Sunday Serenity: Ghost Ranch

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I spent a wonderful day with friends yesterday, exploring the Ghost Ranch north of Santa Fe. What an amazing place. Words cannot do it justice, so here are my three favorite images from the day. The only reason I don’t want to die is because I would never see this country again. Georgia O’Keeffe

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Lake Ogallala

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Way back in the day, my nephew, Kevin, and I had spent a night in the town of Ogallala. After a day spent in the car driving the length of Nebraska, I had promised him a movie, and that one-screen theater in Ogallala became my introduction to the X-Men series. I think of it every time I see one of those films. So when I needed an overnight pit stop this past spring, I went with Lake Ogallala State Recreation Area (SRA). It out to be beautiful beyond my expectations, and I was disappointed I was only staying the one…

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