Dexter K Oliver reveals some shocking truths about the Mexican wolf program in a recent editorial, Wolves Behind The Scene. He exposes the rotten program as “a complete breach of public trust and scientific rigor”. Over 21 years time the program has sucked up tens of millions of taxpayer dollars. Oliver,… Continue reading
Here in the Southwest we usually have very low humidity, which means our air is extraordinarily clear. Being able to see mountains 50 and more miles away is common. This also means that visibility can be used to assess air quality by anyone, as long as you have an idea how far… Continue reading
In just under seven weeks I’ll be leaving for Grand Canyon. That means one month and seventeen days to prepare. It means forty-eight days. Not that I’m counting. Yesterday my friend Laura — who’ll be doing the Canyon with me — and I repeated a hike from the week before. … Continue reading
It had been a brutal day, a hard edged wind coming from the north and cutting through the many layers she wore. Even when the sun broke through the heavy clouds it was cold, cold for late April. But here in the mountains of New Mexico weather was like that. … Continue reading