Category Archives: Expeditions

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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Galisteo Basin and South Pasture hikes

A combination of shots taken early in April and again this last Thursday (4/24). Our first Galisteo hike was too durn cold so we went up to Pecos for our picnic. Yesterday we went back to the Galisteo Basin and … Continue reading

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Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex 12_16_24

We traveled down to Bernardo to see if many Sandhill Cranes and Snow Geese were wintering there and we were not disappointed. The weather was perfect and we had the observation deck all to ourselves. We ate lunch and listened … Continue reading

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Trip to Europe – Munich, Mittenwald

Here are a few photos of our trip to Europe last September. We flew to Munich and then took the train down to Mittenwald in the Bavarian Alps. Managed to do some hiking but the weather was rainy and I … Continue reading

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Pat’s memorial 11_22_24

A short visit to Texas and lots of memories shared with good friends and family.

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