Each night, I hope for a monsoon breeze by bedtime. That is the most I can hope for – a slight breeze that will seep in through my tiny RV windows and clear out the overheated plastic smell that builds inside all day. Last night a breeze blew in along with some real rain clouds.…
I seemed to have things backward this summer, at least weather-wise! During the cold, wet spring I bundled up in Canada and Alaska. During the dog days of summer, I stripped down as much as I dare, a few miles from the Mexico border. I planned the Alaska trip, but my trip to New Mexico…
Some people pass through the desert southwest on their travels without feeling the pull to explore. Zoom, right on by. I even heard one person say, “I drove through New Mexico. It is just wasteland.” Not me; I first felt the call of the desert 40+ years ago and it never left, even though I…