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Tag Archives: White Sands
Maybe There’s a River
Whereas many areas of western New York are currently enjoying an adequate amount of summer rain, I know that so much of our country, particularly in the western regions, is in serious drought exacerbated by some unbelievably hot temperatures… For … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Desert Rainbows, drought, essay, hope, monsoon, nature, New Mexico, night rain, poetry, river, White Sands, Wings Over Water, writing
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Water That Binds
The night rain spreads across the sand and binds the billions of particles for a light impression of foot and claw. The kit fox emerges, and the jack rabbit, and the great horned owl. The darkling beetle wakes with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Chihuahuan Desert, desert rain, gypsum sands, White Sands, White Sands National Park
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Climbing the Dog
Richard (my brother-in-law) and I rose early for our hike up the Dog Canyon National Historic Trail outside of Alamogordo, New Mexico. Dog Canyon is a rigorous day hike in any season, especially summer, but at least the clouded sky … Continue reading
Dry Blue
[preparing for an August visit to New Mexico, when weather conditions may be favorable, a fly-fisher looks back at the drought…] Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?– Aldo Leopold Dry Blue is both … Continue reading
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Tagged Alamogordo, Aldo Leopold, canyon fishing, desert life, Dog Canyon, Dry Blue, Pecos River, White Sands, wilderness
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One Day on the Pecos
In a couple of months I hope to revisit northern New Mexico. Four years ago I enjoyed a fishing camp-out on the headwaters of the Pecos River in the southern Rocky Mountains. Beautiful country, wild and scenic. Last summer I … Continue reading
Dog Canyon Hike
Several years ago my son and I began a summer hike near Alamogordo, New Mexico. It was my second hike on the Dog Canyon National Historic Trail beginning at the foot of the Sacramento Mountains. Our plan was to climb … Continue reading
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Tagged Alamagordo, Alamogordo, Dog Canyon Trail, New Mexico, Southwestern birds, water value, White Sands
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Rivertop Rambles 