Category Archives: The Trip

Getting ready for next leg of the journey, today’s destination: Mesa Verde. Hitting the road early enough to enjoy the sights (?) we’ll find out later how well that plan works out (and whether we’ll be breaking the 50mph mark … Continue reading →

Arrived in Santa Fe to find Dona and Luca (Italian sculptor- just returned to states) enjoying the gloaming on her porch. We had a sumptuous din and I had a long, hot bath. Friday a.m. Dona and I enjoyed a … Continue reading →

Moments of deep awareness and concern arose as “Blanca” labored over Big Hills from ABQ to Santa Fe. Slumping to 43 mph to make our overall ascent of 7,000. in breaking record heat (a trend in all states I’ve been … Continue reading →

Realized as I secured the garage door to “Fort Morgan”that I”d left my cell phone inside. Doh. With no hope of regaining entry; nor interest in the heroic effort necessary to track down Alan at U.N.M. I opted to kill … Continue reading →

Having a closer look and thought about my (crappy) cartography skills Betsey and I have come up with plan B. Less elevation, no Yellowstone and probably kinder to Blanca. Here it is: Santa fe to Cortez/ Mesa Verde to Moab … Continue reading →

Well folks, this is what the next couple of weeks look like right now… Albuquerque to Santa Fe to Denver to Casper to greybull to Yellowstone to Jackson hole to Twin falls to Baker city to Portland (June 10th) til … Continue reading →

Will take tomorrow to relax, do some research, make some yum woon sen for my hosts and begin charting my course for my adventure beyond Santa Fe. Denver and Yellowstone are definately on the map…

Dallas morning news reviewed what I consider possibly the worst movie ever (“Hangover II”) and gave it a B- thus proving itself unworthy of ever being my home.

Drove past acres and acres of doomed cattle in Amarillo. Most reduced to laying down as they are too fat and weak to stand. Saw a billboard for angus burgers and was glad cows can’t read… drove on to Cadillac … Continue reading →

4 hours out of Tulsa I stopped at the Koa in Clinton/ Elk city. Propietors very nice and warm greetings by cat Liza (Liza Round) made me miss my cat. Wind so blustery I half expected flying monkeys and opted … Continue reading →