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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Weekly Update: Nov 8, 2017

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I’m back in New Mexico, and happy to be here. The light, especially around sunset, is as gorgeous as I had remembered it from last April. Yes, I know, seems like I was just here! First I had to get out of Colorado, which I did by spending two nights near the border, at Trinidad Lake State Park. It’s a lovely place, and even with only one loop open for campers, it wasn’t too crazy. Well, except for that guy in the tent with the guitar… I crossed into New Mexico on Friday, bound for friends’ driveway outside Santa Fe….

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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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Weekly Update: Nov 1, 2017

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I haven’t driven much since I got to Denver a week ago: I moved the trailer from site 26 to site 29, then down to Parker and back for maintenance work, and that’s all. It’s been kind of nice staying in one place, especially when that place has family. So in lieu of cool travel photos, I’m showcasing color this week. The photo at the top was sunrise one weekend morning. Cold enough I dug out my hat and gloves but worth it. The golden hour just before sunset lit up the autumn leaves so beautifully that I had to…

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