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New images of New Mexico, beginning in August 2004, can be found
here.
St. Francis of Assisi, Ranchos de Taos, NM, November 2004
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New Mexico, August 2003
In August 2003, I was invited to visit New Mexico for two weeks,
for a spiritual retreat in the Zuni Mountains on sacred land between
Gallup and Grants. On the return trip, we also spent some time
in Santa Fe and Taos.
This was my first visit to New Mexico. I jumped at this opportunity
to visit places I had dreamed about for years, but had never before
visited in person. I fell in love with the land immediately, and
returned home with several hundred new images. Some of the best
can be seen below. This visit was for me a life-changing experience,
with repercussions that will take me years to integrate.
The first of these was that I have moved, at least for now, to
the Taos, NM, area. I have been staying in my camper-trailer,
my portable home, on a friend's land just north of Taos. As winter
pulls in, now, though, I plan to travel around the Wouthwest till
spring. It's too cold for wintering over in the camper itself,
but I will take the opportunity to go visiting friends throughout
the Southwest and California.
Many more images of New Mexico, as well as some new poems about
the trip, will be available on these New Mexico pages on an ongoing basis. New images from 2004 begin on page
5.
Sunset, Highway 64, west of Taos, NM
Sunset, Zuni Mountain Sanctuary, NM
Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Taos, NM
Santa Fe, NM
Circles
I can't really explain these circles. It was just something I
felt called to make.
After spending some time at the North Altar at Zuni Mountain Sanctuary,
I felt drawn to walk through the backlands on the property. I
found myself drawn to choose deadwood branches lying around on
the dry ground, juniper and cedar and pinon pine, and make circles
with them. I don't know how many I made, at least a couple dozen,
in various locations. I photographed them as I made them, then
sometimes came back and photographed them again. One or two are
bound to end up in Spiral Dance. Below are a few representative
samples.
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North Altar, Zuni Mountain Sanctuary, NM
Circle, Zuni Mountain Sanctuary
 
Circles, Zuni Mountain Sanctuary
Circle, Zuni Mountain Sanctuary
Sangre de Cristo Mountains, northern NM
northern New Mexico
southbound Highway 25, near the Santa Fe Trail
southeast of Santa Fe, NM
Sandia Mountains, near Albuquerque, NM
Clouds and cliffs, west central New Mexico
Raven remains, Highway 40, NM
west of Albuquerque, NM
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