A family of coyotes jumped a 22-year-old guy in Boulder County, CO the other night while he was waiting for a bus. He’s okay, but his face and hands are hurting. That’s what they went for, the face, and one wouldn’t let go of his hand. Coyotes aren’t supposed to bother adult humans. A spokesperson [...]
New Mexico
If you loved peace and quiet, you’d be here
Another shot from our Sunday trip to Pilar. That’s a bit of the Rio Grande in the foreground. Quite the lovely day it was, and warm, too. As I post this at 2:00 a.m. early Wednesday morning in Llano Quemado, however, heavy wet snow is falling straight down outside! Pilar is nearly a thousand feet [...]
Green leaves by the river, ducks go feeding in the mud
We were planning a trip to Pilar to see the river and hopefully some ducks. “I got gas today,” she said. “Filled it up. Enough to get to Pilar and keep on going, away from this sad town…” I know what she means. The desperate, empty side of living in a tourist town comes to [...]
Deer’s a-watchin’ everything you do
Fortunately, you’ve come to the right place. That would be the Los Ojos Restaurant and Saloon in Jemez Springs, NM. Besides a full bar and dishes like a 2/3 lb cheeseburger with bacon and green chile plus damn good service, there’s the opportunity to appreciate the fine art of taxidermy as you sit surrounded by [...]
The SPACE…
Via a series of 15 mph switchbacks, we’d just come over the rim of the Valles Caldera at 9,100 ft. A few more curves, and the road dropped into the Valle Grande. The broad flat valley is protected and shelters a considerable number of elk. I stopped at the first place I could. This was [...]
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