Category Archives: Expeditions

Moonlight walk at Pecos National Historic Park

A special event at the park where a limited number of folks were allowed in after closing to walk through the Pueblo by moonlight. The moon didn’t oblige until the end of the walk but the dark skies did have … Continue reading

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Gondola ride in Venice 10_10_16

A throwback Thursday video of our gondola ride on Rio de San Barnaba canal in Venice on October 10, 2016. It was nice of the church bell to serenade us when we left the Campo San Barnaba and for the … Continue reading

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Rio en Medio hike 6_29_22

Took advantage of a break in the wet weather to visit the Rio en Medio up near the Santa Fe Ski Basin. Very green and lots of water in the stream.

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Pecos National Historic Park 6_26_22

Now that the fire has diminished, we went back to PNHP for a quick tour.

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Austin trip 4_22

Headed solo to Austin for a memorial service. First visit in many years and things have changed in my old stomping grounds.

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Pecos South Pasture Trail 4_8_22

Taking advantage of a warm sunny, non-windy day… we revisited a place we explored back in August. Despite a small wildfire nearby, a lot less smoke than our last visit. And we had the trail all to ourselves!

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Santa Fe 3_30_22

Mrs Jabo (who took most of these photos) and I went on a date to the New Mexico Museum of Art and a walk around downtown Santa Fe. Lots more folks than I expected on a windy, rainy day but … Continue reading

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Bosque birds 1_25_22

We visited the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near Socorro, NM to check out the Winter birds. It’s here that Sandhill Cranes, geese and other birds come to roost for the Winter. Sadly, due to the drought (and also … Continue reading

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Fungie, the Dingle dolphin

I recently learned that the bottlenose dolphin known as Fungie has disappeared. He was a resident of Dingle Bay, Ireland since 1983 and was a major tourist attraction. He swam alongside the fishing boats to catch a meal or a … Continue reading

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Pecos Drive 11_21_21

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