Category Archives: New Mexico

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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Tschicoma Peak 1_20_25

A reminder that Nature will always be here no matter how cold and dark.

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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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Snow update 11_07_24

We’ve now had about 9.5 inches so far with more on the way. Santa Fe and the surrounding area have been the bullseye for this slow moving system. Tonight and tomorrow, Las Vegas, NM is predicted to get up to … Continue reading →

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Holy Ghost Creek 8_22_24

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Fort Union 5_12_24

After years of passing by the signs along I-25, I decided to take a Sunday drive with a good friend to visit Fort Union National Monument. The fort was established in 1851, 3 years after the Mexican American War and … Continue reading →

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Trip to Tinkertown 4_19_24

For the birthday expedition, we had lunch at the San Marcos Cafe and Feedstore and then continued down 14 through Golden, NM and visited the Tinkertown Museum in Sandia Park, New Mexico. It is the creation of Ross Ward who … Continue reading →

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Galisteo Cemetery 4_13_24

Another tour with our out of state friends to the little town of Galisteo and its cemetery.

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New Mexico favorites 4_11_24

Good friends arrived from the East Coast and we took them to two of our favorite places, Quarai and the Pecos National Historical Park (previously on the blog here and here). Weather was lovely and thankfully, the wind wasn’t roaring. … Continue reading →

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