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Category Archives: Sustainable Living
Teardrop Trouble: Between a Rover and a Hard Place
Some lessons you learn the hard way. I’ve always wanted a vehicle that can take me all the way to the end of any road. Since getting my 1996 Land Rover Disco last summer, I’ve gotten a little cocky about where … Continue reading
Into the Dark Canyon Wilderness!
Backpacking is the perfect recipe for misery: the majority of the trip you’re tired, sore, hungry and thirsty. Not only are you hiking long distances, day after day, over varying terrain, you’re doing it all with a 20 to 30 pound … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking!, Photography, Sustainable Living, Uncategorized, Vagabonding 101
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Earth Day Love Letter from the Arroyo
Arroyos are the great gutters of the desert. As dry as this place appears much of the year, its shape is dominated by the rare running of water. Before I came to New Mexico, I had never even heard the word arroyo. … Continue reading
On the Road, Again: Southern NM & AZ to Joshua Tree!
This winter I’ve mainly been traveling from home, exploring the desert on foot in my big backyard. But for years now, I’ve been saying that I’m due for a winter road trip across southern Arizona, one of my last big blank … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Hike: Tetilla Peak!
Every year for the past seven years, I have climbed a mountain on my birthday. This year I made it up Tetilla Peak, just south of Santa Fe, not once but twice! I’ve been looking at Tetilla for years; it spikes … Continue reading
Posted in Bowie & D.O.G., Hiking!, New Mexico, Photography, Sustainable Living, Uncategorized, Vagabonding 101
Tagged La Bajada Mesa, Tetilla Peak
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Strawbale & Mud Plaster: My Warmest Winter Yet!
The Teardrop is not for overwintering. It’s not so much the cold that would drive me crazy, but the limited daylight hours. Too many five-hour evenings in such a small space aren’t good for the soul. This year, I’m lucky … Continue reading
Hiking With Desert Dogs
A few years ago, on a road trip from Montana to Oregon via the Olympic Peninsula, I hiked to Cape Flattery, a wave-crashed cliff on the very northwest tip of the continental U.S. Cape Flattery lies on the edge of … Continue reading
Posted in Bowie & D.O.G., Hiking!, New Mexico, Photography, Road tripping!, Sustainable Living, Vagabonding 101
Tagged dogs, hiking, off leash
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Crossing Karmic Paths: On the Road to Paonia
A few weeks ago, I took a weekend road trip from New Mexico up to Paonia, Colorado for a one day writing workshop with Craig Childs, one of my favorite authors. The workshop was fantastic and on my way there … Continue reading
Desert Snow
Why winter in New Mexico? Because the hiking is epic, no matter the weather. We’ve had two significant snowstorms so far this year and all that white stuff adds such a stunning dimension to this desert. When it snows, it’s not … Continue reading
Where On Earth Is The Blonde Coyote?
According to this just recently neglected blog, I’m still in Scotland. In real time, I’m in the next best place: ever-enchanting New Mexico! Of all the places I love, New Mexico hits closest to Home. This will be my fourth winter … Continue reading
