I left Terry's early morning on the 31st hoping to avoid some of the heat on the drive to Palm Springs. (4 1/2 hours) The Jeep has air conditioning, but it has lots of open spaces where it leaks out and hot air comes in and when that hot air is 112º, well guess which …
DHS Class of ’64 Mini-Reunion – Prescott, AZ
Carol, my good friend from high school, recently retired after living for many years in St. Louis. She had thought about returning to our hometown of Danville, IL to live quietly for her 'golden years.' Since no one who knew her thought this was a good idea (Danville is now basically a ghost town compared …
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Bernalillo, NM and points West!
Since I am a wee bit behind in my blogging, I had to go back to my calendar to make sure I had the dates correct on this next leg of my adventure. On Wednesday, 8/24, we packed up the Jeep and I drove Ellen to Albuquerque to catch a flight back to her home …
Canyon Road
Our last day in Santa Fe was spent exploring the art galleries that line this 1-mile street in downtown Santa Fe. We found that their claim of 1000 art galleries in a one-mile stretch was true! We found galleries that specialized in beautiful paintings; galleries that specialized in life-sized or larger bronze statues..And galleries that …
Georgia O’Keeffe’s Southwest
When an artist with the eye of Georgia O'Keeffe falls in love with the desert southwest, you know there is something very special about the land, the sky and the ever-changing colors.The day after Indian Market finished, we hopped in the Jeep and headed out of Santa Fe to find the famous Ghost Ranch where …
Santa Fe, NM – Indian Market
When my good friend Ellen asked if I was interested in meeting her in Santa Fe for this year's Indian Market, I jumped at the chance. I have always loved Santa Fe - the smell of the pine in the air, the way the light changes constantly as it moves across the mountains and how …
Visiting Friends – Sapello, NM
More than half the fun of this trip has been stopping to visit with family and friends. Once I tore myself away from the yarn co-op, it was just a short drive to Mile Marker 19 on Hwy 515. From there I turned right down a very dusty dirt road to the pasture with cows …
I just love traveling the backroads….
You stumble across such wonderful people and businesses and magnificent views when you are willing to take one of those squiggly, little, thin black lines on a map instead of the big, wide, red lines. From Taos I took Hwy 64, which wandered through the canyon and forests over to Angle Fire. Angle Fire hasn't …
Catching Up – Once again. Creede, CO – Taos, NM
Once again I have been in places without a wifi connections. I left Creede early morning on Tuesday, August 16th. The drive down to Taos, NM was one of the most spectacular I have ever driven. From Creede I took Hwy 160 up and over Wolf Creek Pass, where one of the largest ski resorts …
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Kayaking on the Rio Grande
This is much different from kayaking back home where the water is mostly smooth, marshes present the largest impediments and waves can upset your boat. Here it's rocks! And rapids! And a completely new type of kayak. The Rio Grande is still quite chilly, even in late autumn, because it's filled with snow melt from …
My Home on the Roam 