Here is another smoke-tinged sunset, seen from Placitas, New Mexico, on Sunday, July 11, 2021. Massive plumes of wildfire smoke across western states are common these days — one of the consequences of climate change, I am convinced. This smoke in New Mexico tonight apparently is from fires in northern California, Oregon, Idaho and Nevada. …
Now that Sandia Peak has enough snow for skiing, I feel slightly less guilty about celebrating bright, sunny mornings during this protracted drought. But Coop is still finding it tough sledding down here. He liked it better back in 2006, his first winter with me. He was smaller then, and I had …
Dreamranch is experiencing severe drought while I deal with the New Mexico Legislature. Find my online Legislature columns for the Albuquerque Journal here.
