The stories of what I've seen and experienced exploring New Mexico on foot.
clinkrock
white vein
splits rust
bootthump
blue, purple
splotch underfoot
colors pop
from olive
creosote
canyon irrupts,
wallsurge –
beehive in the sky
Hike: Arroyo del Tajo, Quebradas Backcountry Byway, 3-6-21
Length: 5.5 miles
Difficulty: moderate
Trail traffic: light
Creatures seen/heard: ravens, crows, bees, flycatchers, sandhill cranes, lizards, butterflies
marsh,
valley,
desert meet
thorn you into being
why here
how
do we make this work
there’s bobcat
scat everywhere
10,000 wingbeats
in a turquoise sky
mountains that ran
out of mountaintop
and just quit
bipeds in 4Runners
crunch the auto tour
craning at
wild turkeys
dinosaurs crossing the road
how close is safe
how far can we get
when can we do it again
Hike: Elmendorf Trail + Marsh Overlook Trail + Boardwalk Trail + Sparrow Trail, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Hike length: 7 miles
Difficulty: easy
Trail traffic: light
Creatures seen/heard: great blue heron, downy woodpecker, ravens, crows, red-tailed hawks, Northern harrier, mule deer, lizard, sandhill cranes, snow geese, Canada geese, ducks, Northern flicker, Western meadowlark, wild turkeys, kestrels, spotted towhee, fox sparrow
sherbet
earthbreak
cloudlight
creosote
Hike: Mesa View Trail + Ladrones View Trail, 1-9-2021
Length: 6 miles
Difficulty: moderate
Trail traffic: light
Creatures seen/heard: red-winged blackbirds, crows, Northern harrier, wrens
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