It’s almost here – the first big Scampabout of the year. Road Trip USA 2014 Woohoo I’m So Excited and I Just Can’t Hide It!
Author Archives: Deonne Kahler
Spring in Northern New Mexico
Here in Taos we’ve gone from shorts and flip-flops to long pants and snow boots in just a few days. Sigh.
Posted in Home in Taos
Tagged Nature, New Mexico
Yellowstone Every 20 Years
I just pulled out the maps and am planning a big Scampabout for late May. I’m beyond excited. Last year wasn’t good for Scamping for a few reasons, but 2014 is feeling solid.
Posted in Travel
Tagged National Parks, Wyoming, Yellowstone
When Flora Get Competitive
I didn’t get much time to take photos in San Diego this weekend because my mother is so damn popular. If I hadn’t been with her I would have had far fewer social engagements, and could have spent more time with the camera.
Posted in Travel
Tagged Botanical Gardens, California
Arizona Skies at the Desert Museum in Tucson
I’m fascinated by contrasts: light and dark, diffuse and focused. These photos of desert plants framed by the gorgeous Arizona sky are a good study in that kind of dichotomy.
…And Now for the Flora (Desert Museum, Tucson)
Most of us think of cactuses (yep, that’s an acceptable plural, for you writers out there) as harsh little creatures. I happen to love them, despite the trouble they’ve caused me in the past. (Hence my idea to change Arizona’s motto to “Land of the poky, stingy, and stabby.”)
Birds and Beavers at the Desert Museum, Tucson
I just got back from Tucson, Arizona where I had a fabulous time with a dear friend I’ve known since junior high and her equally dear husband.
Looking for the Sun in Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia
Mom and I just got back from a trip to Nova Scotia where we had exactly one day of sun. Did that put a damper (zing!) on the Kahler mood? Please.
Posted in Travel
Tagged Canada, Lighthouses, Mishaps, Restaurants
Mumford & Sons Take Over Taos
You know what it takes to grow Taos from its usual 7,000 people to 17,000 in just one day? Invite bigger-than-God Mumford & Sons to play in Kit Carson Park.
Posted in Home in Taos
Tagged Churches, Music, New Mexico
Making Apologies at the Buckhorn Exchange in Denver
I was just in Denver visiting the lovely and talented Garrett Hacking, and the first thing he wanted to do was check out The Buckhorn Exchange, a bar and steakhouse that opened in Denver in 1893. It’s not only the oldest restaurant in Colorado, it got the very first liquor license there about 25 years later. (The restaurant has since been designated a National Historical […]
Posted in Travel
Tagged Animals, Bars, Colorado, Places I don't want to go back to