For us to watch is a delight – it is all about survival for the birds.
Every winter, thousands of cranes, geese, and ducks fly south to stay along the Rio Grande. During the day, after feeding on Rio Grande grain, the birds fly to...
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International Balloon Fiesta – Albuquerque
Listen to this. The State of New Mexico claims that the Balloon Fiesta is the world’s premier balloon event and the most photographed event on earth. When you are...
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Wheeler Peak – Elevation 13,161 ft / 4,014 müM
The sound of my hiking shoes could have been a metronome About 28 years ago, I climbed the highest peak in Switzerland (also the 2nd highest in the Alps)...
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Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race
Still a relatively new tradition, Cerrillos celebrated the Turquoise Trail Pack Burro Race. Cerrillos is a quaint western and an old mining town. It sets the perfect backdrop for...
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Easter Pilgrimage to Chimayo
It is among the many beautiful traditions we have in New Mexico’s diverse culture. It has been a tradition since 1810. People participate in the pilgrimage for a variety...
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Land Of The Dead
This blog is about a very unusual cemetery Cindy, and I came upon in a small town in New Mexico. The town is part of the Turquoise Trail’s...
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Like No Place Else on Earth
The glistening white sands deep in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico is one of the world’s great natural wonders. Wave-like dunes of gypsum sand cover 275 square miles...
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Our NEW ADDRESS in Santa Fe
As you know from my earlier blog, last year we looked for a house but couldn’t find one we liked. All the homes we saw needed too much work....
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Santa Fe – The City Different
The first time I heard and read about Santa Fe was at the age of 6 years. The reason I knew Santa Fe was because of my model train...