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Once in a while, a bird watcher gets to experience something quite out of the ordinary and usually in a place where that something is least expected. This week, a neighbor and I had a friendly argument and subsequent wager … Continue reading
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The Rio Grande is a major western river that cuts through an inhospitable desert much like some of its counterparts. The San Juan and the Colorado rivers being good examples. From 30,000 feet, these rivers appear as mere threads cutting … Continue reading
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On my most recent visit to San Luis Obispo, we put in a good many hours hiking around the Irish Hills and taking a few pictures along the way. Spring rains have made the trails a bit challenging but I’m … Continue reading
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The Sandia Crest trail is just under 30 miles long as it snakes along the highest ridges of the Sandia mountains overlooking the city of Albuquerque. The first 4 miles of this trail – when entering from the north end … Continue reading
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Each time I have to repair something around the house it always starts with a feeling of dread knowing that said repair will take all day (or multiple days), cause pain from splinters or other self inflicted wounds and compel … Continue reading
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A pretty sizeable group of Sandhill Cranes is hanging out just down the road from our house on a particular gravel bar in the Rio Grande. They start flying into it around 4:30-5:00 pm. I’m trying to figure out a way … Continue reading
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The “Bosque”, which means forest in Spanish, is a riparian zone that runs pretty much the length of the Rio Grande river as it snakes it’s way through New Mexico. I spent the afternoon in the Bosque near my house … Continue reading
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As part of our latest adventure, we rented a townhouse on the California central coast. Why? Wine, Walking, Photography among other things. I’m a firm believer in the idea of making dramatic life changes to rekindle and draw out new … Continue reading
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At the end of 2023, I embarked on a major remodeling project removing an old “zero clearance” fireplace (very inefficient) and replacing it with a new high efficiency wood burning stove. This required some pretty substantial demolition and reconstruction and … Continue reading
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Previous post on this topic: Trail Clearing Over the last two weeks, I’ve been carrying my hand saws on my favorite Sandia Wilderness trails and trying to clear as much deadfall from the trails as I can. I took care … Continue reading
