Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

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 [...]

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 [...]

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The land out here is not entirely welcoming. As it should be: this area is nearly pristine, not a place you want to share. Those who live here suit themselves in spines, and rub elbows rarely.
Jon has been here for ten years, and has seen some things; he left word that we weren’t [...]

I’m headed out this evening to the first night of the Wild & Scenic Festival. Somehow, over the past few years, I missed out on hearing that this is now the largest environmental film festival in the US— and it’s right in my backyard!

Lake Limerick is one of those places that not everyone gets to visit. Not because it’s so incredibly special—I mean, it’s a nice lake, just nothing spectacular—but because every inch of shoreline is owned by somebody. The few places that aren’t someone’s front yard are fenced in, with automatic gates that are programmed to admit [...]