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Here There Be Monsters

March 5, 2019 by baRb@55

Twilight. The sky has begun to softly bruise plum and lavender, with hints of rose. You are walking along the rock-encrusted rim of a gorge, peering down into the yawning abyss which speaks the vocabulary of prehistory. The weatherman talked about possible snow, and you can feel the teeth of winter on your skin as Read More

Filed Under: Life in the Southern Rockies, Local History, New Mexico Stories, New!, Southern Colorado

Revolts and revolutions thrive on rebels

May 7, 2018 by baRb@55

A riot, revolt or revolution never remains complete without a rebel(s) to fuel the situation. These controversial leaders usually maintained an unsavory reputation as “troublemakers” at the time of their escapades. In time, northern New Mexico and southern Colorado history sometimes changes this viewpoint, honoring the leader through public memorialization. The reason for the rebellion, Read More

Filed Under: Local History, New Mexico Stories, New!, Southern Colorado

From dreams to dust: NM Ghost Towns

February 22, 2018 by baRb@55

  …who of us has never felt while walking through twilight or writing a date from his past, that something infinite had been lost? — Jorge Luis Borges In Portugese there is a phrase, saudade, which speaks to a deep and profound sense of loss and nostalgia in regards to someone or some thing that Read More

Filed Under: Local History, New Mexico Stories, New!

HighCountry 2017

May 29, 2017 by baRb@55

Filed Under: Life in the Southern Rockies, Local History, New Mexico Stories, Our Towns, Southern Colorado, Wildlife

Kids bummin’ around on bikes

May 3, 2017 by baRb@55

In this issue of HighCountry, we explore a few of the more off-the-beaten-path places to bum around. Cool thing about bummin’ around is you never know what you’ll run into. Kids know this much better than older folks. They understand bummin’ around on foot is one thing; but on bikes – one of the best Read More

Filed Under: 10 Ways To Welcome You, Humor, Life in the Southern Rockies, New Mexico Stories

Ice fishing, Eagle Nest Lake

May 3, 2017 by baRb@55

Mid-May and it is snowing, again. We’ve had plenty of warm weather – ski slopes are closed, aspens are beginning to bud at the branch tips, creeks are swollen with runoff – but winter is slow to let go. But you know it will, and you can see it on the face of Eagle Nest Read More

Filed Under: 10 Ways To Welcome You, Humor, Life in the Southern Rockies, New Mexico Stories, Our Towns

Tooling Around for Local Foods

May 3, 2017 by baRb@55

There are lots of exciting things to do on a cool summer morning in the High Country – fishing, hiking, biking, horseback riding, sight-seeing – but if you’re looking for something different and wondering where all the locals have gone, check out the local Farmers Markets; you can find a market somewhere along the Sangre Read More

Filed Under: Life in the Southern Rockies, Local History, New Mexico Stories, Our Towns

Riders In The Sky

May 3, 2017 by baRb@55

Summer. Just the word makes spirits soar. Later, it’s back to the daily grind, but in the meantime, I figure a change of attitude (and altitude) might do a body good. Who knows? Fresh perspectives can change things forever. When I got the chance to take a hot air balloon ride (always on my bucket Read More

Filed Under: Humor, Life in the Southern Rockies, New Mexico Stories, Our Towns

Wild Horsepower

May 3, 2017 by baRb@55

STRAIGHT FROM the HORSE’S MOUTH: There is no shortage of myths, superstitions, and fun obscure facts when it comes to horses. From the vaults of equestrian trivia: The first historically recorded horse race—between fool’s golden boy Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (see: Chasing El Dorado) and one of his soldiers, Rodrigo de Maldonado — took place Read More

Filed Under: Life in the Southern Rockies, Local History, New Mexico Stories, Southern Colorado, Wildlife

Pueblo Indian Pottery – A Polished Art

May 3, 2017 by baRb@55

San Ildefonso Pueblo, north of Santa Fe off Highway 502, stands in quiet simplicity beside the Rio Grande at the foot of stately Black Mesa as it has since 1300 A.D. The natives of this pueblo migrated from the Mesa Verde area to the rugged and beautiful canyon of Bandelier on the mesa above Los Read More

Filed Under: Life in the Southern Rockies, Local History, New Mexico Arts, New Mexico Stories

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