What makes up a culture? Who decides the boundaries that keep one group in and another out? Is there such a thing as cultural ownership? Growing up in northern New Mexico exposed me to a set of very specific influences in the arts, faith, language, economic traditions and social values. What sort of influence do […]
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A nice little valentines weekend trip. Spent the weekend in Santa Fe and Socorro. Jeff and I visited the Bosque del Apache on a day when there were no birds. It was beautiful. I was a little disappointed to miss the mass leap into the air of thousands of screeching winged things. Then again, the […]
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Gaah. I guess I have to write something about my trip to Peñasco. Jeff and I went to eat at Sugar Nymphs because of a very tasty looking photo posted on their facebook page. Post by Sugar Nymphs Bistro. The bistro is a colorful little place with fantastic food. We both had shrimp po’ boys […]
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Jeff and I took another beautiful trip up to see the old Santa Fe Trail. We struck out for La Juna, Colorado to see Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site. On the way up we passed through Cimarron, The Philmont Scout Ranch, and Trinidad. Kit Carson statue in Trinidad, Colorado (1912) by Frederick Roth (horse) […]
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A few months ago I had a great road trip with Jeff to see San Ildelfonso Pueblo. It was beautiful with the fall colors and we got to sneak into a few places while wandering the landscape. San Ildefonso Pueblo (Tewa: P’ohwhóde) was established ca. 1300 C.E.. The traditional name for San Ildefonso Pueblo is […]
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The wind is blowing and the dust is being stirred up. I am just so happy that Spring is here. The buds from a couple weeks ago are bursting open with tiny colorful flowers. I am always a bit taken back by the willows and their long whips of green buds. They seem to sprout […]
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Took a nice little hike alone a few weeks ago. The sun was out and Spring was on the way. It snowed but the sun burnt through the stuff in a few hours. It was a good day to get out and enjoy … just enjoy. Sorry about the narration on the video. One of […]
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Pilar (previously known as Cieneguilla) is a small town on the edge of Taos County. It is located along the rift that directs the Rio Grande through northern New Mexico. The name comes from the Spanish word “ciénaga” which means “marsh” or “marshy place”. The swampy ground is caused by several streams running across a […]
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Will and I took a nice trip up to southern Colorado to see some of the changing colors of the “foliage” along the roadside. We set off in the afternoon and caught some beautiful views as we passed through Tierra Amarilla as the sun was setting. We had to stop the car several times in […]
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A random afternoon jaunt to the mountains turns into a long mysterious drive down forest roads and through a stream because of a strange desire to see what is at the end of the road. It is Sunday afternoon and the colors in the mountains are about to change. The nights have been cool and […]
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I have wanted to visit Mesa Verde for several years. My grandfather, George Gibson, painted a really amazing view of Cliff Palace. I remember noticing the beautiful arching rock formations and the details of the rooms and windows. At the time, the image and place really didn’t have a name in my mind. I think […]
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