A Matter of Scale
The Earth will kill you. This green field beckons. People seem to have a hardwired affinity for green. This particular patch is deceptively huge. There… Read More »A Matter of Scale
Steve P
Visiting Dr. Atomic
Prior to the Second World War, there was nothing much to Los Alamos except for a private boarding school for rich Eastern boys and a… Read More »Visiting Dr. Atomic
Taos
Taos has a reputation far beyond its size. You have to endure a long drive through strip malls that your screaming brain thinks will never… Read More »Taos
Cool Junque
Do you have the Roadside America app for your phone? You should if you like finding quirky stuff as you travel. That’s where I found… Read More »Cool Junque
259
We are not given to returning to the same places to do the same things as a way to relive the past. But when we… Read More »259
Painted Desert – Part 1
Here’s what I don’t get: the Painted Desert covers thousands of acres, but doesn’t merit national park status on its own.
Get Your Kicks… in the Badlands
You know why they’re called the Badlands, don’t you? It’s because the area is … bad … land. Having the afternoon temperature pushing 110 degrees… Read More »Get Your Kicks… in the Badlands
Little Sucia Island
Before we begin, let me ask you this: If most folks call Matia Island Mah-TEE-ah, why isn’t Sucia Island pronounced Sue-SEE-ah? Just goes to show… Read More »Little Sucia Island
Poe-tay-toe, Poe-tah-toe
There’s some disagreement about the pronunciation of Matia Island’s name. Most say Mah-TEE-ah but there are diehards who insist on MAY-sha. Then again, there are… Read More »Poe-tay-toe, Poe-tah-toe
Première Ètude
We paid a visit to the Nordic Tug factory yesterday to go over options — how many fans? where? Cummins or Volvo engine? where to… Read More »Première Ètude
Sedona and Tuzigoot
When the weather in Phoenix starts to get hot, people start thinking about heading north to higher elevations. Example: on the day we arrived in… Read More »Sedona and Tuzigoot
Étude
We started discussing a new boat built to our specifications in late 2020. Like building a house, there are a lot of decisions to be… Read More »Étude
More than enough
I told myself that I wouldn’t post any more photos of cacti. Then we visited the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix and I couldn’t help… Read More »More than enough
San Xavier del Bac
Long time readers may remember this Spanish mission from an earlier blog post. Or maybe it was Facebook before I decided to drive them out… Read More »San Xavier del Bac