Up Here, Hiking with Mountain Lions is a Fact of Life It isn't easy to get the lowdown on living in a mountain town of 300 people. There's no website to educate yourself about hiking with the risk of mountain lions. There is no newspaper, community center,...
When I first moved to New Mexico, I expected the desert to be a dead place, a palette of browns with few plants to bring it to life. Couldn't have been more wrong. Here's the view from my backyard in Las Cruces:...
My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease this year, but this is not a sad story. At first it was. I felt as if I'd been punched in the stomach when my sister called to tell me the news. She and my mother had just returned from a visit...
I can be bribed to stick to almost any workout plan if it’s built around a good cup of coffee, or two or six. It’s worked for marathon training, early morning ice hockey practices, late-in-the-day weight lifting sessions, you name it. Here’s the routine that’s...