One of our favorite sites in New Mexico is the complex and beautiful spires and weathered cliffs of the Goblin Colony in the Jemez area. The weathered volcanic tuff forms many clusters of steeples and chimneys and several giant, steep outcroppings. Interspersed are ponderosa pines and alligator junipers making for a wonderland of sights. We […]
Camping with the Kyle Millers We got invited to a pre-Memorial Day camping trip with Kelly’s brother and sister-in-law, Kyle and Dawn. We headed north to Colorado on Thursday morning, and arrived late afternoon, in enough time to find the campsite, get our things set up, and enjoy a nice dinner prepared by Kyle. We
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The short-grass prairie of the Pawnee Grasslands flows in waves of green hills interrupted by winding cottonwood stands along streams and in low areas. In some places there are more conspicuous bluffs and small buttes intersecting with the skyline and forming landmarks in an otherwise similar environment. The Pawnee Buttes stand out in relief against
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Set in the emptiness of southern Wyoming is a beautiful land of rounded rocks and cliffs. Vedauwoo is from the Arapaho word, “bito’o’wu,” meaning “earth-born.” The higher rocky hills seem to have given birth to many boulders, small to huge, set throughout the area. A beautiful spring day was perfect to explore this area from
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