(Thoreau to Crownpoint NM) Normally going across the Continental Divide is nothing special. Not even elevation is anything noteworthy. In fact a few days prior, I had crossed the divide with nary a thought about it. This time it was different. Driving on NM-371 between the towns of Thoreau and Crownpoint I just had to […]
(Zuni NM) The Zuni Pueblo was having a street festival with the usual activities like carnival rides, venders offering food, clothing, arts & crafts, a mini pow-wow, and native dancers. Various tribes from the area participated. As you can tell by the photos, my main interest were the dancers. Each dance group had a name, […]
(Candy Kitchen NM) A place I had wanted to visit for some time was Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary. The critters there were mostly rescued from folks that thought they wanted a wild beast for a pet; then discovered otherwise. Wild spirits cannot be truly domesticated. Many were actually wolf-dog cross bred, some were wild dogs, […]