Spot for the horno
Storm Clouds
Empty storefront, San Luis, CO
Empty storefront, San Luis, CO
Old adobe store, San Luis, CO
Horno foundation form
Drying horno dome bricks
Horno foundation, concrete over rubble trench
Wheat straw in reclaimed historic adobe brick
Shrine of the Stations of the Cross, San Luis, CO
Horno base finished
Gravel pit trips in the rain
First courses of horno dome
SPMDTU chapter house, Chama, CO
Horno dome with scratch coat
Horno dome and birds
First warming fire and light shaft
Horno with final plaster coat and protective latilla roof
Storm clouds
San Luis Horno Build
Paloma, Oaxaca
Calle Hildago, Oaxaca
Calle Diaz Ordaz, Oaxaca
Calle Diaz Ordaz, Oaxaca
Calle Diaz Ordaz, Oaxaca
Calle de Berriozábal, Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Jardin Conzatti, Oaxaca
Niño Artillero, Oaxaca
Templo de Santo Domingo de Guzmán, Oaxaca
Monte Albán, Oaxaca
Monte Albán, Oaxaca
Monte Albán, Oaxaca
Calle Porfirio Diaz, Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Calle Andrés Quintana Roo, Oaxaca
Some cats in an alley
Adobe wall, Oaxaca
Calle de J.P. Garcia, Oaxaca
Calle de la Union, Oaxaca
Panorámica Fortín, Oaxaca
Railroad museum, Oaxaca
Postre, Oaxaca
Maria Luisa's chile rellenos, Oaxaca
Bicycle horno with steam whistle, Oaxaca
Pants, Oaxaca
View from Panorámica Fortín, Oaxaca
Adobe wall, Oaxaca
Panorámica Fortín, Oaxaca
Panorámica Fortín, Oaxaca
Calle Ignacio Comonfort, Oaxaca
Missing faces, Oaxaca
Dog sleeping in the zocalo, Oaxaca
Templo de San Agustín, Oaxaca
Agave, Oaxaca
Calle de la Union, Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Oaxaca
Calle de Manuel Sabino Crespo, Oaxaca
Calle de Manuel Sabino Crespo, Oaxaca
Calle Cosijoeza, Oaxaca
Calle Cosijoeza, Oaxaca
Maria Luisa's pigeons flying around, Oaxaca
Calle de Manuel Sabino Crespo, Oaxaca
Agaves, Atzompa, Oaxaca
Huax tree, Oaxaca
Parque de las Canteras, Oaxaca
Parque de las Canteras, Oaxaca
Piñata, Oaxaca
Piñata, Oaxaca
Calle de la Union, Oaxaca
San Jose el Mogote, Oaxaca
Calle Macedonio Alcalá, Oaxaca
The bus back from Tlacolula de Matamoros, Oaxaca
San Sebastián Etla, Oaxaca
Museo de las Culturas de Oaxaca
Calle de la Union, Oaxaca
Calle de la Union, Oaxaca
Roof scene, Oaxaca
Calle de Manuel Sabino Crespo, Oaxaca
Milpa, Santa María del Tule, Oaxaca
San Sebastián Etla, Oaxaca
San Sebastián Etla, Oaxaca
Calle de Manuel Bravo, Oaxaca
Plaza Santo Domingo, Oaxaca
San Sebastián Etla, Oaxaca
Monte Albán/Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, Oaxaca
Calle de la Union, Oaxaca
The Tree of Tule, Oaxaca
The Tree of Tule, Oaxaca
Monte Albán from Atzompa, Oaxaca
Mexico
Wagon Mound, NM
Campo, CO
Near Wallace, KS
Blanca, CO
Tijeras, CO
Weston, CO
Cordova Plaza, CO
Trinidad, CO
Tyrone, CO
Campo, CO
Tyrone, CO
Timpas, CO
Maxwell, NM
Bent County, CO
Near Texline, TX
Levy, NM
Monument, KS
Winona, KS
Winona, KS
Collyer, KS
Monument, KS
Cattle shelter, Rt. 94 near Punkin Center, CO
Yucca flower stalk in prairie remnant, near Wallace, KS
Firstview, CO
Model, CO
Near Arapaho, CO
Wind turbines near Arapaho, CO
Grain elevators, Cheyenne Wells, CO
Near Sharon Wells, KS
Great Plains Vernacular
Known Food
Rio Lado; near Dolores, CO
Rio Lado; near Dolores, CO
Aspen and cabin on Rio Lado; near Dolores, CO
Rio Lado; near Dolores, CO
Rio Lado; near Dolores, CO
Rio Lado; near Dolores, CO
Rio Lado; near Dolores, CO
Rio Lado; near Dolores, CO
Rio Lado; near Dolores, CO
Hillside near Bear Creek, upper Dolores River canyon
Haycamp Mesa, CO
Aspen forest, Mavreeso Mesa; Dolores, CO
Aspen forest, Mavreeso Mesa; Dolores, CO
Aspen forest with spruce/fir encroachment, Orphan Butte; Rico, CO
Mature aspen forest, Hillside Drive; Dolores, CO
Aspen showing damage from fall and from wildlife, Orphan Butte; Rico, CO
Transitional aspen forest, Orphan Butte; Rico, CO
Goble Creek, Mavreeso Mesa; Dolores, CO
Small aspen logs, Burnt Ridge; Mancos, CO
Aspen coppice clear cut with Hesperus Mountain, Burnt Ridge; Mancos, CO
Goble Creek, Mavreeso Mesa; Dolores, CO
Goble Creek, Mavreeso Mesa; Dolores, CO
Goble Creek, Mavreeso Mesa; Dolores, CO
Goble Creek, Mavreeso Mesa; Dolores, CO
Aspen trunks in avalanche path, Cunningham Gulch; Silverton, CO
Aspen trees laid down in avalanche path, Boulder Gulch; Silverton, CO
Montelores, CO
Leaves, Cunningham Gulch; Silverton, CO
Leaves in rain, Silverton, CO
Hermosa Park, CO
Blowdown; Vance Junction, CO
Matterhorn, CO
Leaves, Cunningham Gulch; Silverton, CO
Dunton, CO
Bear Creek Trail; near Stoner, CO
Aspen Tree
Tincup Basin; Dolores River, CO
Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA
Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA
Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA
Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA
Redwood foliage; Jedediah Smith Redwoods, Crescent City, CA
Redwood bark, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA
Redwood bark, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA
Siletz River, Oregon
Siletz River, Oregon
Madrone and maple trees; Mendocino County, CA
Brush Creek, WV
Brush Creek, WV
Old growth stumps in clear cut; Siletz River, Oregon
Second growth stumps on old growth stump; Siletz River, Oregon
Second growth stumps on old growth stump; Siletz River, Oregon
Second growth stump on old growth stump; Siletz River, Oregon
Massive redwood seen through forest; Jedediah Smith Redwoods, Crescent City, CA
New growth at base of redwood tree; Jedediah Smith Redwoods, Crescent City, CA
Humboldt Redwoods State Park, CA
Elk River, Oregon
Clear cut near Summit, Oregon
Forests
2018 Family Reunion
Going up Rio Negro from Manaus, Brazil
Esteban looking for otters, downriver from Barcelos, Brazil
Quequen, Argentina
La Trochita tracks east of El Maiten, Argentina
La Trochita tracks west of El Maiten, Argentina
La Trochita tracks; Nahuel Pan, Argentina
Dinosaur museum; Trelew, Argentina
Norquinco, Argentina
Norquinco, Argentina
Norquinco, Argentina
Peninsula Valdes, Argentina
Meat section; Puerto Madryn, Argentina
Polveredas, Argentina
Near Uspallata, Argentina
Amazon/Patagonia
Campfire, NM
Popham Beach, Maine
Backyard sunflowers; Cortez, CO
Bosque del Apache, NM
Truchas, NM
La Plata Mountains, CO
Rio Grande River near Velarde, NM
Big Giant mine; Silverton, CO
Cortez, CO
Untitled; Cortez, CO
Dunton, CO
Dunton, CO
Cortez, CO
Sunset cloud; Muley Point, Utah
Cahone, CO
Jordan in the Saxtons River; Cambridgeport, VT
Brush Creek, WV
Iris; near Dunton, CO
Snowstorm; Leadville, CO
Bean warehouse; Yellow Jacket, CO
Bean warehouse; Yellow Jacket, CO
Sleeping Ute Mountain; from Yellow Jacket, CO
Signal wires; Salida, CO
Abandoned shop building; Salida, CO
Old Slideshow
North Springfield, VT
Black River; Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
Parks & Woolson mill, c. 1839; Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
North Springfield, VT
Quechee, VT
Saxtons River, VT
Black River; Springfield, VT
Parks & Woolson mill; Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
North Springfield, VT
Saxtons River, VT
Springfield, VT
North Springfield, VT
Christ's Church; Saxtons River, VT
Saxtons River, VT
Hardwick, VT
North Springfield, VT
Saxtons River, VT
Rockingham, VT
Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
Black River; Springfield, VT
Old pasture; Athens, VT
Athens, VT
Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
North Springfield, VT
Springfield, VT
North Springfield, VT
Cambridgeport, VT
North Springfield, VT
North Springfield, VT
Sap boil; North Springfield, VT
Salt Season
Crossing the Seine in Paris, the best biking city
First morning in Paris
Musée de Montmartre
Montmarte Steps, Paris
Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
Subway, Paris
Subway, Paris
On the TGV between Paris and Saint-Nazaire, 185 mph
On the TGV between Paris and Saint-Nazaire
On the TGV between Paris and Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef
Somewhere near Pornic
Stone lighthouse, Île de Ré
Old lighthouse, Île de Ré
Île de Ré
Île de Ré
Saint-Martin-de-Ré
Île de Ré
Île de Ré
Dream path, Saint-Nazaire
Menhir, Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef
Menhir, Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef
Saint-Nazaire
Train to Bordeaux
Train to Bordeaux
Train to Bordeaux
Uzeste
First camp, in a commercial tree farm near Uzeste
Near Uzeste
La Réole
La Réole
La Réole
Tree farm somewhere in the vicinity of Caudrot
Optimal bike path along the Canal Garrone
Hours and hours of this perfect day...
Camping in a field-type sunset
Morning repack, Feugarolles
Just another lovely medieval town - Vianne
Pont roman de Barbaste, probably built in the 1200s. Still a handsome and useful bridge.
Adobe wall in Fourcès
Pavement and vines near Montréal
Bretagne-d'Armagnac
Hiding out from rain in Bretagne-d'Armagnac
Storm over Eauze
Eauze storm
Eauze storm
Morning somewhere near Manciet
Aignan
Église Saint-Saturnin d'Aignan
BNB balcony, Lourdes
Lourdes rooftops
Lourdes from the fortress. The cathedral is a major pilgrimage destination for Catholics.
Basque-style flagons
Fortress in Lourdes
A pleasing chain link, Lourdes
Lourdes alley
Bike trail south from Lourdes towards the Pyrenees
Road climbing above Arrens-Marsous
Mountainside above Arrens-Marsous
Herds on Col du Soulor
Col du Soulor
Col du Soulor campsite
Col du Soulor sunset
Beautiful cow, Col du Soulor
Countryside below Col du Soulor
Road up Col d'Aubisque
Morning fog, climbing Col d'Aubisque
The situation on Col d'Aubisque
Eaux-Bonnes
My kind of road - narrows on the Col du Pourtalet
An old hot spring resort, Goust
Goust, on the climb to Col du Pourtalet
On the Petit train d'Artouste, highest RR in Europe, they say
Petit train d'Artouste
Lac d'Artouste
Camp under some nice trees, Fabréges
Gave de Brousset, a beautiful stream
A hut of some kind
Col du Pourtalet road
Pyrenean mountainsides on Col du Pourtalet
Los Infiernos, 10,000 ft., Formigal, Esp.
Auspicious circle, Formigal, Esp
Hotel room, Jaca
Fort, Jaca
Road from Jaca to Pamplona
Private swimming hole north west of Jaca
Dinner
2 flat tires camp
Ancient arches in Pamplona
More modern arches in Pamplona
Cafe Iruña, which figured so prominently in The Sun Also Rises - unchanged in a hundred years. Plaza del Castillo, Pamplona.
Pamplona is called Iruña in Euskara (Basque) - on the left a poster for a student worker movement, on the right a comemmoration of Lucio Urtubia, a Spanish anarchist for whom robbing banks was an honor.
Graffiti in Pamplona
Pamplona enigmas
Pamplona
Message meaning roughly 'homeward', referring to the effort by families of political prisoners jailed by Spain and France, to bring these prisoners back to prisons in Basque Country in order to make visitation more practical.
Pamplona passageway
Cathedral Santa María de Real, Pamplona
Pamplona Cathedral
Countryside north of Pamplona
Bike path out of Pamplona
Medieval bridge in Uharte-Arakil
Andia above Unanu
Dorrao
Lizarraga road
Pastoral rangeland, Arbeltz
Mare and foal, Arbeltz
Ancient stone cabin, Arbeltz
Arbeltz herds
Alsasua-Altsasu
Ermita de la Virgen de Erkuden for lunch
Black cat grave, Otzaurteko Benta
A structure with lots of history, Goialdea Auzoa
Reminder to clean up your town
Zumarraga
The Vias Verdes del Urola, the best bike path in the world
The Vias Verdes del Urola, former narrow gauge railway. Tunnels and bridges for hours on an easy downgrade...
Santuario de Loiola, Aspeitia
Railroad museum, Aspeitia
Locomotive springs and bearings, Azpeitia
Railroad museum, Aspeitia
Lunch, Azpeitia
Flysch Begiratokia-Baratzazarrak, after an exceptionally steep climb to the headland
Flysch Begiratokia-Baratzazarrak looking west along the coast of the Bay of Biscay
Morning sea at Flysch Begiratokia-Baratzazarrak
Looking back to the south at Flysch Begiratokia-Baratzazarrak
Campsite between Ondarroa and Lekeitio
Port of Lekeitio
Beach at Lekeitio
Camp in a sweet park outside of Gernika
Gernika camp train
Munitions factory in Gernika. One of the only buildings intentionally spared by the German firebombing April 26, 1937. This attack is thought to be the first example of Nazi terror-bombing of civilian populations, commissioned in this case by Franco, to break Basque resistance to fascism.
Gernikako Arbola - the current Tree of Gernika, symbol of Basque culture and political nationalism
Remnant of the "Old Tree" of Gernika, planted in 1742 to replace the "Father Tree", itself planted in the 14th century.
Bicycle of Gernika
Solemn estuary near Gernika
Bilbao hotel room
Bilbao decor
Guggenheim Bilbao
Installation by that famous artist, at the Guggenheim in Bilbaoa
Guggenheim Bilbao
Guggenheim Bilbao
Ironwork detail, Bilbao
Museo de Reproducciones Artísticas, Bilbao
Curtains, Casco Viejo, Bilbao
Bilbao riverfront
Bilbao riverfront
Bilbao
Bilbao's old railroad station
Bike Tour
Baker Creek; Never Summer Range, CO
Snow and lake, Little Giant Basin; Silverton, CO
View from Engineer Pass, CO
Continental divide, Baker Pass; Never Summer Range, CO
Fungi in Snowmelt; Never Summer Range, CO
Big Giant mine; Silverton, CO
Big Giant mine; Silverton, CO
Little Giant basin; Silverton, CO
View from Engineer Pass, CO
Cunningham Gulch; Silverton, CO
Summer storm over the Wilson Group; San Juan Mountains, CO
Burns Gulch, near Silverton, CO
Transmission line, storm; Weston Pass, CO
Dolores River near Stoner, CO
Snowstorm; Leadville, CO
Creek and trail; Deer Park near Silverton, CO
Deer Park; Silverton, CO
Old Hundred boarding house, Silverton, CO
Anvil Mountain; Silverton, CO
Alpine lake; Hurricane Pass, CO
Dunton, CO
Mountain Dreams
Yucca, Sand Canyon; Cortez, CO
Rice Grass, Sand Canyon; Cortez, CO
Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Canyon wall plants; Mule Canyon, Utah
Scottsdale, AZ
San Juan River; Goosenecks State Park, Utah
Dripping Spring Canyon, UT
Ephedra; Mule Canyon, Utah
Yucca; Joshua Tree, CA
Johns Canyon, Utah
Flowering ephedra (Mormon Tea); Road Canyon, UT
Grand Gulch, UT
Comb Wash, Utah
Sunset clouds; Muley Point, Utah
Muley Point, Utah
Grand Gulch, UT
North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, AZ
Saguaro killed by gunfire; North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, AZ
Scottsdale, AZ
Muley Point, UT
Desert Life
Dryland farmer Mike Coffey checks the planting depth of hard red winter wheat that he hopes will germinate this fall, if the rains come.
Dryland farmer Mike Coffey checks the planting depth of hard red winter wheat that he hopes will germinate this fall, if the rains come.
Mike Coffey eases out of his 1964 Chevy grain truck. "We don't have anything new," he says, smiling. "The way things are going, I don't know if we ever will."
Mike Coffey transfers hard red winter wheat from a truck to his 30-ft grain drill. He is counting on fall rains to germinate and sustain the young wheat which will overwinter and provide next year's crop.
Mike Coffey drills hard red winter wheat in advance of hoped-for fall rains.
Harley Gardner and Melinda Greer sort broken beans and bits of foreign material to determine the grade of a load of pintos brought in by farmer Jay Allen.
Kurt Barnett, warehouse manager at Adobe Milling, guides farmer Jay Allen in raising his dump bed as irrigated pinto beans pour into the elevator pit.
Freshly harvested pinto beans take a ride up the elevator at Adobe Milling in Dove Creek, CO. Irrigated beans are the only bean crop from 2018.
Mike Coffey confers with his son, Nick, after adjusting the planting depth on their 30-foot grain drill.
Rancher and farmer Matt Forst points out details of herd genetics as his cattle graze irrigated land planted to oats. Despite irrigation, Forst will be reducing his herd this winter, selling cattle he and his wife's family have developed over generations.
Rancher and farmer Matt Forst contemplating his cattle as they graze irrigated oats south of Dove Creek, CO.
Fidel Lopez takes a break from managing the flow of wheat and beans through the labyrinthine systems of High Country Milling in Dove Creek, CO. Lopez has worked grain elevators in the area since the 1970s.
Fidel Lopez unrolls a tarp to cover a load of cleaned seed wheat at High Country Milling in Dove Creek, CO.
Nick Jones, 23, takes advantage of downtime to replace tie rod ends on Eric Guynes' 1982 John Deere 4440. "It didn't steer too good," says Jones with a grin. Guynes was waiting on fall moisture before making decisions about planting winter wheat.
Nick Jones, 23, takes advantage of downtime to replace tie rod ends on Eric Guynes' 1982 John Deere 4440. "It didn't steer too good," says Jones with a grin. Guynes was waiting on fall moisture before making decisions about planting winter wheat.
Wheat elevator; Dove Creek, CO
Vast tracts of dryland farm fields lie fallow, awaiting sufficient fall moisture to plant next year's winter wheat crop.
Vast tracts of dryland farm fields lie fallow, awaiting sufficient fall moisture to plant next year's winter wheat crop.
Bean field destroyed by drought and wheat elevator; Dove Creek, CO.
Grant Coffey examines Hopi blue corn from a test plot in his father's wheat field. The dryland corn was planted in the traditional Hopi way as part of the Pueblo Farming Project, which is a research collaboration between Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and Hopi farmers.
Young hard red winter wheat emerges from one of Mike Coffey's fields, helped along by a string of early October rains.
Wade Retherford adjusts a counterweight on the bean bagging machine at Midland Bean Company as Cole Raney runs a bag through the stitcher.
Rod Tanner, owner of Midland Bean Company; Dove Creek, CO.
A pair of 20# bean bags is set aside at the Midland Bean Company warehouse in Dove Creek, CO.
Andrea Holley in her store, Main Supply, which opened its doors in May 2018. She and her husband are dryland farmers, and in addition, she mows lawns and fixes chainsaws. The drought hurt business right out of the gate, but Holley is optimistic. "You just hang on and keep saying maybe next year is going to be better."
Farmer Steve Garchar jokes with Bruce Riddell, manager of High Country Elevators in Dove Creek. In his hand Garchar holds a receipt for a truckload of winter wheat, which he will begin planting that evening. Garchar is a third generation dryland farmer - his grandparents homesteaded near Dove Creek in 1921.
2018 Dryland Drought
Early morning at Chama
Crew member empties bagged sand into a locomotive sand dome
Steam engines at night, Chama
Engine 487 undergoes restoration in the Chama shops
Shop crew work on 488's generator early on a Sunday morning in Chama
Shop crew working on generator
Tommy Garcia climbs down from 488 after working on the generator
Worn cab of engine 488
Engine 484 heading out to the water tank
Doubleheader leaving Chama
Coming out of the Narrows
Doubleheader climbing through Dalton
Doubleheader above second crossing
Climbing mountainside below Cumbres Pass
Investigating a faulty headlight
Taking water at Cumbres
Blowing out ash pan
Engine 463 comes into the yard at Chama with the day's passenger train
Running grease gun on steam pressure
Feeding grease sticks into grease gun
Greasing locomotive fittings
Goose 5 climbs Cumbres Pass
RGS #5 descends Cumbres Pass
Crossing the Chama River aboard Goose 5
Stop command
Turning at Cumbres
GGHS crew members chat after a long day of operations
Chama Weekend
Pistol River Beach, Oregon
Pistol River Beach, Oregon
House; Mendocino, CA
Leadville, CO
Rio Grande mainline near Granite, CO
Near Capitol Reef, UT
Dunton, CO
Dunton, CO
Popham Beach, Maine
Porcupine River; Old Crow, YT
Evening light, Porcupine River; Old Crow, YT
Manaus, Brazil
Quequen, Argentina
Abandoned grain elevator; First View, CO
Signal wires; Salida, CO
US Rt. 60 between Gauley Bridge and Ansted, WV
Babcock State Park, WV
Evening in Thurmond, WV
Roanoke, VA
Salem, VA
Amtrak Southwest Chief climbing Glorieta Pass near Ribera, NM.
From the train window, Kansas
Barns; Springfield, VT
Travel Sequence
Checking out the inventory at Excelsior Food Hub in Avondale, CO
Sheldon Rockey, co-owner of Whiterock Specialties in Mosca, CO.
Antonio Garcia, farmer and owner of Tierra Sana farm; Alamosa, CO
Young Berkshire hogs at Salazar Meats; Manassa, CO
Lucas Salazar, owner of Salazar Meats; Manassa, CO
Jenny Knoblauch, owner of Laz Ewe 2 Bar Goat Dairy, communes with her three yaks; Del Norte, CO
Jenny Knoblauch, owner of Laz Ewe 2 Bar Goat Dairy, with some cow's milk wheels; Del Norte, CO
Doug Wiley shows off his worm-rich soils in a pasture planted to grass and alfalfa; Avondale, CO
Farmer Doug Wiley on his diverse family farm in Avondale, CO. Wiley raises vegetables and livestock organically, and manages a raw milk dairy.
Farmer Doug Wiley on his diverse family farm in Avondale, CO. Wiley raises vegetables and livestock organically, and manages a raw milk dairy.
Farmer Doug Wiley on his diverse family farm in Avondale, CO. Wiley raises vegetables and livestock organically, and manages a raw milk dairy.
San Luis Valley potato farmer Rob Jones tackles a broken set of belt sprockets on a potato piler machine. Jones has a passion for soil health, and farms only about a quarter of his acres at any given time - three quarters are in soil-building rotations.
Elena Miller -Ter Kuile raises sheep for wool and meat on land that has been in her family for six generations; Capulin, CO.
Garrick Parsons cleans a fresh 'hand' of turmeric at his greenhouse in Alamosa, CO.
Sprouted milo makes up a portion of hogs' diet at Mitch Buhr's Bountiful Ventures farm in Romeo, CO.
Mitch Buhr of Bountiful Ventures farm in Romeo, CO, with his children's ponies.
Food Hub Shoot