If you missed last weeks posting- This is a true story about 10 delinquent teenage girls that were required to hike 12 miles into the Chiricahaw Mountains of Southern Arizona. I was also along to guide these troubled youth. Solo time was next. For three days, everyone (including staff) was to be alone. Every girl …
The Plains Indians “Rites of Passage” involves a wilderness experience or “Vision Quest” in preparation for the world. This is a story about 10 teenage delinquent girls that were required to participate in a similar ritual through a 10-day backpacking trip in the Chiricahaw Mountains of Southern Arizona, however, these girls were more streetwise than …
Enjoy Exploring off-the-beaten trails? Rondeho Canyon will not disappoint. In northern Arizona Rondeho Canyon hides among the sage and sand, but it still has a sense of purpose. Murals of petroglyphs are etched into red sandstone cliffs that tell stories of the ancient ones. A single dusty trail meanders into a narrow canyon where short …
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Summer is almost here and New Mexico has so much to offer for the RV enthusiast and outdoors person. The Rocky Mountains spans almost the entire west side of thes state. If you love hiking, trail riding, kayaking, hot mineral springs, birding, hot air ballooning, breathtaking landscapes, art, music and dance as well as the …
The Infamous CatWalk Five miles northeast from the small town of Glenwood, New Mexico is a road that leads to the mouth of Whitewater Canyon to the infamous “Catwalk.” Named appropriately because of a pipeline built in the 1890’s to deliver water to the mining town of Graham. The pipe up Whitewater Creek was only …
Los Sauces in Colorado Lives On! Here is a small village that I bet not too many people have heard of- Los Sauces, Colorado. Reading the book, Life in Los Sauces was enlightening, in the 10 year period between the 1920’s and 30’s. The people in this tiny village in the San Luis Valley of …
Last summer I spent 2 days working on a 3-mile stretch on the Cumbres Pass in Southern Colorado. A crew of about 50 people showed up to work this trail of the Continental Divide that was overgrown with foliage. I met some of the most hardworking people. Young and old. Nobody was a slouch and …
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