The still of early morning in the Río Fernando wetlands. A lone robin's song. The low moan of a single cow. I've returned to the wetlands afte…
In the rapidly growing mountain biking universe, Taos is overshadowed by neighboring destinations like Crested Butte and Moab that have reache…
The pandemic has brought economic and social difficulties over the last year. It has also been a time to re-evaluate our lives and decide what…
Recently I purchased new light filters for the imaging system at Mount Sangre Observatory. One of them, a Luminance Filter, allows the camera …
In mid-April, I looked outside to see a flock of yellow-headed blackbirds landing in my yard near Arroyo Seco. I'd never seen these brilliant …
A long time ago (at least a billion years) two galaxies far far away (17.3 million light years) ran into each other dead center to merge into …
Sometimes you hear a crack or a roar. More often the first sign is snow shifting around your feet. The snow starts in a slab and then breaks i…
The nonprofit Friends of Eagle Nest Lake and Cimarron Canyon State Parks is looking for new members and seeking to fill four vacancies on its …
One of my favorite spring, deep space objects is M44, the Beehive Star Cluster. The name comes from how the brighter stars combine to resemble…
My wife and I were engaged in our favorite activity on a recent morning: bird-watching. At our feeding station were five ladderback woodpecker…
Most of us look forward to spring because we are tired of the cold and long to see the rebirth of life with flowers blooming and hummingbirds …
Last July I calibrated some new astronomical equipment while imaging the Dumbbell Nebula. Since then, I've become more proficient at using it.…
Weekly fishing and stocking report
When Annijke Wade first set foot in New Mexico two years ago, she was unfamiliar with the landscape and its environs.But she quickly learned t…
This fishing report, provided by Dustin Berg and Go Unlimited (supporting disabled anglers) and the Department of Game and Fish, has been gene…
Most of us know the ancient Greek myth about the gorgon Medusa. She turned to stone those who dared gaze upon her face adorned with writhing s…
Each season in nature has its own delights. In winter, the trails are usually more lightly traveled and there is a chance for solitude and qui…
This fishing report, provided by Dustin Berg and Go Unlimited (supporting disabled anglers) and the Department of Game and Fish, has been gene…
Most of us know the ancient Greek myth about the gorgon Medusa. She turned to stone those who dared gaze upon her face adorned with writhing s…
Each season in nature has its own delights. In winter, the trails are usually more lightly traveled and there is a chance for solitude and qui…
Now is the time for hiking in solitude and snowy silence at Wild Rivers, just north of Taos.One of the less-traveled paths is the Pescado Trai…
I attended a ranger program recently dealing with Leave No Trace. The ranger showed a picture of rock art, or "ancestral inscriptions" as arch…
We are in the dead of winter, but it's never too early to think spring. Here is a unique deep space object that's astonishingly like the beaut…
Weekly Fishing & Stocking Report
I wrote my first column for the Santa Fe New Mexican on March 26, 2009. For most birds, almost 12 years would be an exceptionally long life. F…
