Category Archives: Expeditions

South Pasture trail 3_18_26

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2025 addendum

Here are photos that I’ve been meaning to add to last year’s posts but never got around to. Included are a trip to Big Tesuque Creek, our vacation at Lake Tahoe, our resident Great Horned Owl, a plastic Maizey and … Continue reading

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Bernardo, NM 12_11_25

A day trip to the Ladd Gorden Waterfowl Complex to see the sandhill cranes and snow geese. Not as many birds here this year as last year’s visit. Maybe due to the warmer weather.

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Pueblo, Colorado trip 11_22_25

We traveled up to Pueblo, CO to attend the Division II playoff game between the University of Texas Permian Basin Falcons (#10) and the Colorado State University Pueblo Thunderwolves (#4). My nephew is the Assistant Head Coach for UTPB. The … Continue reading

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Paseo del Bosque bike path 11_14_25

Caught the last of the Fall colors while riding on the Bosque bike trail that follows the Rio Grande in Albuquerque. Still a few cottonwoods with orange and yellow leaves. We also saw quite a few roadrunners darting across the … Continue reading

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Mucha Exhibit and Trains 9_17_25

The Vladem Contemporary Art Museum was featuring an exhibit of the Art Nouveau artist, Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939). Originally from Czechoslovakia and later working in Paris, he was a painter, illustrator and graphic artist who was widely regarded as a founder … Continue reading

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Pecos 9_9_25

A rainy muddy visit to Panchuela Creek led us to drive up the road to Jack’s Creek where we enjoyed sunshine for the rest of the day. There was a nice view of the clouds drifting over East Pecos Baldy … Continue reading

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Holy Ghost Creek 8_6_25

As always, whenever we need a mental health break from the world; we can head up to Holy Ghost Creek for a wonderful dose of Nature. There were few campers, lots of butterflies and the creek was fantastically frigid. We … Continue reading

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Big Tesuque Creek 7_14_25

Another pilgrimage to our favorite local wilderness. Sadly, we were shocked to see the large number of dead and dying trees on the way up. With all the cuts to the Forest Service and climate change mitigation, these areas throughout … Continue reading

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Quick picnic on the Pecos 5_30_25

Drove up above the Village of Pecos to investigate but decided to have lunch along our favorite river, the Pecos. Lots of mayflies and larger winged insects are out for the Spring, so the fish are biting and the fishermen … Continue reading

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