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Recently, I read a Steinbeck quote – “It’s so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.” Sometimes the absence of something is required to identify the nature of that “something”. … Continue reading
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We’ve gotten to know a “new” property adjacent to the Santa Fe National Forest over the last couple of years thanks to a friend and fellow aviation enthusiast, Rol Murrow. On a recent visit and after a couple of gritty … Continue reading
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We find ourselves on the Sandia Crest Trail often as it’s northern terminus is located a short drive from our house and it provides a beautiful, yet challenging place to get a great workout. These photos … Continue reading
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Recent political and viral (COVID) turmoil makes looking for ways to find a bit of solitude all the more important. Fortunately, New Mexico has seemingly unlimited opportunities at every point on the compass dial. We left town on a 270 … Continue reading
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A recent visit to the the San Pedro Parks Wilderness highlighted the incredible complexity of the geology of New Mexico. Follow highway 550 from Albuquerque up to a high desert plateau at Cuba, NM and one passes through hundreds of … Continue reading
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Would you believe that downtown Albuquerque is just over the ridge on the horizon? Well, it is. This trail has become one of my favorites of late mostly because it is the closest access to the Sandia wilderness we have … Continue reading
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A couple of months ago, we decided to install a new front fork and wheel and new, larger main tires on the Cessna 182 that would allow us to access New Mexico back country airstrips more safely and with a … Continue reading
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The week before the previously reported winter storm came to town, we enjoyed what I could only describe as perfect winter weather. Brisk nights dropping into the high 20’s and dry, sunny days approaching 6o degrees. I took advantage putting … Continue reading
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A much anticipated and hyperbolically reported winter storm passed through New Mexico a few days ago. While some spots did get a good bit of snow, (Ruidoso, a Sacramento mountain resort town SE of Albuquerque set a snowfall record for … Continue reading
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Yesterday marked my second annual chile pilgrimage to the local farm stand. Just like last year, I carefully selected a two bushel sack of beautiful green chiles from a local farmers market named Wagner’s. They’ve been a feature of the … Continue reading
