Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

Indiana is full of two things: cornfields and soybean fields. They line the roadsides, flashing past as you drive: cornfield, soybean field. Cornfield, soybean field. Cornfields with rusty tin-roofed barns; soybean fields with power poles marching diagonally across. Soybean fields with tree-shaded farmhouses; cornfields with peak-roofed silo towers like shiny agricultural castles. And then more [...]

bye-bye Paonia…

We’re gonna jump ahead a bit here. A lot of time has passed since I left Colorado, but most of it was vacation-time for yours truly. Here’s how it went, in glimpses and photos:
Paonia, CO » Winnemucca, NV
I found myself yet another successful rideshare, with Howard from Abundant Life Farm (word to the wise: [...]

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

It’s been a tough couple of days on the job: endless tire pounding in the rain, snow and wind. By the time we interns get home from work each evening, it’s getting dark— and at this time of year, it’s always cold in Taos. So, with the weekend upon us and the clouds breaking, we’re [...]