North of Albuquerque the desert stretches into infinity. Long, low hills of sand dotted with sagebrush is all you see, once you enter the land of the Santa Ana Pueblo Indians just past Bernalillo. Then suddenly there is a faux adobe wall indicating a restaurant and a golf course at the next turn. There are… Continue reading Peralta, April 19,20
Month: April 2007
New Mexico
*April 16th, Peralta The elm trees are greening up before my eyes, their black and gray branches blurring now to leafy shafts rising towards the sky. The cottonwoods, whose twisted branches form elaborate patterns against the deep blue New Mexican sky, have not yet begun to bud. Barren mountains break the eastern horizon, and… Continue reading New Mexico
Nevada City, California
Nevada City lies in the Sierra Foothills, about 100 miles west of the north shore of Lake Tahoe, and an hour’s drive east of Sacramento. It was settled in the mid=1800’s during California’s Gold Rush, and vestiges of mining are everywhere. If you know where to look you will find old mining sites and tracks… Continue reading Nevada City, California
More North Carolina
I am thinking of making the airport wheel chair experience permanent. My initial reluctance to look like an invalid has been replaced with a crafty glee in by-passing security lines, check-in lines, filing sheep-like into- the- plane lines, and trudging all over the airport. The little electric carts are just fine, and I’ve met some… Continue reading More North Carolina