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Reflections

  • Arizona & Nevada

    Navajo Nation The Navajo Nation is the largest indigenous group in the US and extends 27,000 square miles/70,000 sq.km. across Arizona and New Mexico.  Its capital sits over the state line from Gallup, NM in the shadow of beautiful Window Rock.  I am wildly under-educated about pre-european history and culture in the US – likely… Continue reading


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  • New Mexico

    We started New Mexico week “off-grid” high in the Magdalena mountains at Water Canyon;  birdsong and beauty, far from the madding crowd. We headed north to Santa Fe for a fabulous week of mountains, history and culture. Unlike many of our other destinations, Santa Fe is most definitely ON the beaten track and though we’d… Continue reading


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  • Texas.6

    We spent our final week in Texas in the far west border region of El Paso.  El Paso del Norte is a city divided by an international border and today, an impressive (~$17 Billion so far) wall that bisects the city. There are 6 border crossings connecting the two sides, making this “the world’s largest… Continue reading


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  • Big Bend – Texas

    Thanks to a new Tesla charger in Alpine, Texas we added Big Bend National Park to our itinerary and it was a spectacular stop. The days have warmed significantly over the past week reaching 40 C/ 110 F on our final afternoon. The heat comes with less than 10% humidity and a constant gusty breeze… Continue reading


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  • The Chihuahuan Desert Fort

    Lisa has outsourced this blog post to me, Matthew. I’m usually given to opining from the driver’s seat but she suggested I write this edition as I’ve not been able to stop talking about it all. The geography and human history are intriguing. We found ourselves in far west Texas for 10 days camping at… Continue reading

  • Texas.3

    San Antonio to Sonora via Fredericksburg We left San Antonio en via for Sonora Texas and decided to take a detour to Fredericksburg a lovely small town (pop. 10,000) known for its German culture and more recently its wine production! Who knew there was winemaking in Texas?! We wandered up the main street, browsing in… Continue reading


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  • Texas.2

    San Antonio With most of its 2.6 million people sprawling out in single family homes, the downtown of San Antonio doesn’t feel like the 7th largest city in the US. It has a vibrant downtown that is easily walkable. The city developed what may have been the world’s first linear River Walk Park as a… Continue reading


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