by Deonne Kahler | Feb 5, 2015 | Travel
I’m back from Grandma’s funeral, which was beautiful. All the kind wishes, shared stories, and outpouring of love showed just what an impact she had not only on her family, but on the community. To get to South Dakota from New Mexico, you have to drive...
by Deonne Kahler | Nov 20, 2014 | Travel
Maybe it’s because I didn’t have the map. I really, really wanted to sense the multiple energy vortexes that apparently litter the tiny town of Sedona, Arizona like so many steaming mugs of Chai tea. But alas, I didn’t feel a vortex at all. What I...
by Deonne Kahler | Nov 4, 2014 | Travel
I’ve been putting off writing this post, because what can you possibly say about the Grand Canyon (AZ) that hasn’t already been said? I’ve seen it now a few times – the first when I was five – and every single time it takes my breath...
by Deonne Kahler | Oct 28, 2014 | Travel
I didn’t have much time at El Malpais National Monument (NM), so I only have photos and no fun stories to share. I didn’t check out the lava tube caves, for example, but since I’m claustrophobic there certainly would have been some fun stories there....
by Deonne Kahler | Oct 20, 2014 | Travel
On the last New Mexico Scampabout I visited Shiprock, a town on the Navajo reservation in Northwest New Mexico. It’s home to a community college and medical center, as well as this formation that looks just like how you’d expect it to: Why is it I’m...
by Deonne Kahler | Oct 1, 2014 | Travel
I’ve said before that one of my favorite things about my quest to see all the National Parks is visiting the ones I’d never heard of, and being delighted with my discoveries, over and over. The sleepy town of Farmington, NM has both a “whiplash...
