SWjourneys

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas, All.

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25/12/2024

Another song of holiday longing

Provided to YouTube by Rhino/ElektraPlease Come Home for Christmas (2018 Remaster) · EaglesLegacy℗ 2018, 1978 Asylum Records.Remastering Engineer: Bernie Gr...

25/12/2024

New Mexicans place a bowl of red chili on the table during feasts or holidays. Another holiday tradition from down under also speaks to the universal longing to be home surrounded by family and friends... Gravy Day’ is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song https://youtu.be/FozoWgvh-m4?si=cx_1sxcMp_JkkJvA

December 21 isn't just four days before Christmas for many in Australia. It's “Gravy Day,” inspired by one of the most unlikely Christmas songs ever written.

09/12/2024

The tracks of the historic Camino Real cross the Jornada del Mu**to, a 90-mile section of desert with scarce water in central New Mexico. Seeking new places to explore, I walked about 3/4 mile with a cane to stand on the Camino Real, strengthening my leg muscles following a spinal injury several years ago. https://www.nps.gov/elca/learn/historyculture/upload/Yost-Escarpment-English-and-Spanish-508.pdf

26/09/2024

I just returned from Canyon de Chelly, guiding a group of 10. The trip included a Ranger talk about the importance of the Diné (Navajo) home, called a Hogan, and a 4x4 trip within the canyon's red sandstone cliffs. 1950s image of home life shown here.

20/09/2024

I caught this cloud formation on I40 while driving towards Laguna Pueblo. It had rained before sunrise in the Zuni mountains and Grants, NM; beautiful rain burst as I approached Laguna, but I couldn't catch it from the freeway.

30/07/2024

Friends in Ladakh region of India sent this to us.....https://www.facebook.com/share/p/4Vk2fEuq8VGaPAcB/

28/07/2024

Nature suprises.....Sufi Foundation of America Meditation Retreat in New Mexico, Manzano Mtns.

19/07/2024

Hello Fellow Travelers!
A few weeks ago an Elk stepped in front of my Subaru as I traveled with my dog Blue to northern New Mexico for some fishing. The elk, as well as my SUV, didn't survive. This has left me without a vehicle and wrecked finances, says the credit union. Please consider my gofundme request...https://gofund.me/80482ab3

05/07/2024

These Apache images were removed from the Catholic Church in Mescalero reportedly by the priest who stated "You can't be Catholic and Apache (spiritually). They've been returned and hope the priest shown the reservation boundary.

03/07/2024

Moonlight fishing on the Chama below El Vado Dam, Northern New Mexico

02/07/2024

Seasonal residents of a National Wildlife Refuge. Explore Socorro and Bosque del Apache, NWR.

02/07/2024

New Mexico? Land of Enchantment. Morning mist lifts from the Chihuahuan Desert landscape between Socorro and Magdalena.

01/07/2024

McGaffey Lake, Zuni Mountains, with shore arrows....

01/07/2024

McGaffey Lake, located in the Zuni Mountains south of I 40 at Fort Wingate, is a favorite of Zuni and Navajos who live nearby Trout is the catch. Communicating with Nature,