What do you imagine when you think of a wild and scenic river? Do you think of a deep clear stream running among thick grasses with flowers bobbing, deer grazing …
Category: historic places
Chaco Canyon and the Trampling of Hooves
At the turn of the century (1900), a man named Richard Weatherill ran a horse ranch right next to Pueblo Bonito inside what is now Chaco Canyon National Historic Park. …
Capitol Attack Threatens Our Public Lands
The events of January 6 in Washington pose a direct threat to our public lands and the survival of our forests, deserts, parks, wildlife, clean air and water. Those of …
Colorado’s Forgotten Valley
By Tom Ribe Busy cities, gleaming ski areas, young families hiking and biking in the latest gear; this is the Colorado outsiders may think they know. But the state …
The Vanishing Colorado River
The Colorado River is in the midst of an 18 year long drought that may well be the norm going into the future with huge ramifications for millions of people.
Where the Trout Hide
We needed to go out toward Iron Gate, the far end of the road that follows the Pecos River from the town of the same name up into the …
Owls, White Cows, Susan’s Beer Taps
Fire and Owls Land managers at the Valles Caldera National Preserve went forward with a prescribed burn in the Banco Bonito area on the southwest corner of the Preserve …
Fall Fun in the New Mexico High Country
Fantastic fall in New Mexico, the cool air flows in under the fading heat of summer. Where better to be alive than right here with all the great possibilities …
How to go Rafting in Northern New Mexico
Nothing is more quintessentially summer than getting on the river in a raft or a kayak on a wild western river. In a raft you can see wildlife, laugh with …
Bandelier Must not Become a National Park
Recently, Senator Martin Heinrich introduced a bill in the US Senate to change Bandelier National Monument to “Bandelier National Park”. His bill would raise the profile of Bandelier and …
