Tag Archives: New Mexico

Foggy Start to a Fishy Finish

Posted on December 21, 2023 by TheJessicaness

pictures taken hours apart Breakfast is a balanced meal of an English muffin topped – with eggs and salsa verde and the other half with butter and strawberry jam – for me. We start the morning off in an El … Continue reading →

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Just a Piece

Posted on July 29, 2021 by TheJessicaness

We get to see horses on our morning walk and Caleb video calls to show us the electrodes he’s worn since last night that will stay on his head until his last nap (mandatory 15-minute sessions of lying down in … Continue reading →

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Navigating Monuments of New Mexico

Posted on August 12, 2019 by TheJessicaness

I wake up in Gallup and take my first shower at a truck stop. Thirteen dollars gets me two towels and a washcloth with foaming soap. My notes say I detoured to El Morro National Monument, but getting off the … Continue reading →

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Chaco Culture National Historical Park

Posted on February 28, 2013 by TheJessicaness

The main point of this trip was for my dad to bring me to this place – a magical gathering of spirit, food, music, and communion among a thousand ‘locals’ and travelers from 1,100 years ago. And that magic can … Continue reading →

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