Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

My arrival at Earthship Biotecture kicks off a green-building adventure in the high desert of Taos, New Mexico.

A little train footage, a little glitch music: one year ago today in New Mexico.

Madrid, New Mexico: found-art haven, reborn ghost town, and the most photogenic place I’ve ever visited.

Howdy folks! I’m on the road again today, leaving Madrid, New Mexico and headed to Denver.
Took some photos of this crazy junk-art town while I was here. Here’s one to tide you over until I can post the rest:

Come back soon now, y’hear?

Even the best ideas can be taken too far. The story of a beautiful home, and how it was lost.

My first night in Taos, I stayed in the Abominable Snow Mansion, an HI hostel.
Happily for me, I moved along the very next day.
I mean, look: when you stay in a hostel, you know pretty much what to expect. Shared rooms with bunk beds, lots of young people with interesting accents and stories, common areas [...]

Springtime in Taos is a lot like winter in most places, except maybe harsher. People are full of stories about it:
“Oh yeah, you’ll be out working in short sleeves and then suddenly there’ll be snow and lightning and then the rest of the day you’re in full-on winter gear.”

Let’s be brief: I’ve left Taos and landed in Madrid, New Mexico. This place is awesome, and there’ll be plenty of great entries from here (photos too); that said, I still have more to write about Taos and Earthships. Check in soon & often, lots of articles in the pipe!
But for today, I’m settling in [...]