Monthly Archives: October 2019

I had great fun visiting the Dome Wilderness three weeks ago. Well, aside from the frightening encounter with Snakezilla, which has got me in the habit of watching very carefully where I step. But I did not actually make it to the Galisteo Formation beds here. These are of interest...Read more

Dawn over Clayton Lake. After breakfast, I inspect the hole Coonzilla ripped in our tent. As the sun comes up, a large flock of buzzards circles to the south. I don’t think the Benadryl agreed with the raccoon. >:~> The wind has died down and the tent is more or...Read more

We awake to find the weather has taken a decided turn for the worse. (Which does not surprise us; we have been following the forecasts.) The vans take us to Folsom and on towards the valley of the Dry Cimarron. We stop at Folsom Falls, which is located in a...Read more

Gary and I wake to find it overcast and somewhat cool. The ground is wet enough to show we had rain during the night. However, the tent stayed dry inside and we enjoy a camp breakfast of bacon, eggs, pancakes, and steel-cut oats. We make it to Clayton in time...Read more

This weekend was the 70th Annual New Mexico Geological Society Fall Field Conference. This is my first time to attend the event, though I’ve followed the conference series fairly closely and have often used their road logs. Gary Stradling came with me, and having a buddy on the road trip...Read more