Super 8 Albuquerque East

... it was Thanksgiving morning there was barely a soul at security so I whizzed right by. And, yes, made my flight with minutes to spare. I just hope that my luggage made it on the plane!!! Guess I'll find out tomorrow morning.

Then on my flight from Houston to New York, I recognized a seminary student of mine from over 20 years ago. We had a chuckle about how we both look pretty much like ...

... both teachers and very well read. They also had a piano, a bunch of friendly cats and the sweetest dog I think I've ever met.
Along with feeling at home, I also felt like ****. Seriously, I got sick a day after being there. Something I thought would happen as soon as I got home to Atlanta. I'm so thankful to John and Devon for understanding and helping me get better.
Unfortunately, I forgot all about my ...

Okay, fine. I'll admit it. I just thought the west was full of cowboys and tumbleweeds. If you ever have a chance to visit, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Albuquerque is very nice and cool place to visit. We arrived in the evening, set up at the hotel and left to go downtown. There was a lot going ...

... Unfortunately we were 3 days too late. The majority of the birds, thousands, had already taken off. There were a few still there and the sunrise was beautiful.
We then drove southwest to Silver City for a few days of exploring.

I was in Times square in NY taking photos about the crowd crossing the street then i went straight to the airport, get a flight to Albuquerque, there, i picked up a rental car and drove 8 hours to Monument Valley in Arizona, so, exactly 24 hours after time square i was standing in a desert, with for only company a lost dog...actually i appreciated the difference.

I get to the airport in Albuquerque at 4.30pm. my flight is at 6:30pm..I quickly hit the mens room
and eat 8 gelatin capsules of dried, powdered ( fine), peyote. within an hour of consumption
I'm through security and sitting with my laptop and the peyote kicks in."...Woah Mescalito !!!!
..please let me maintain and not have a major freakout here in the airport....just let me maintain and get me on the plane!!!!".....once on board it's smooth sailing...lol

Back in Albuquerque and recovered from travel . . . at least at some level. Remarks close to home include, "Do you think it's out of her system now?" and "How long do you give her?" Well, if you care, I can answer that to some extent. I have already started working for The Mountain Fund and am happy to be involved in their mission to partner with other non-profits and NGO's and to develop their own projects in an effort to end poverty ...

... After the fantastic views of Texas and New Mexico, we were really looking forward to seeing the desert in Arizona on the way to Flagstaff. Quite frankly they were disappointing, The terrain was rugged, but reasonably flat, and was more like a wilderness than a sandy desert. At this point the weather started to change a little, with thunder clouds and lighting in the distance, which made quite a spectacle as you could see it coming from miles around. Catch you later. Jim

... politcs because I never thought about it while I was traveling, I just wanted to see the country and take pictures or paint. I parked along 14 for the night and tomorrow would be getting back to civilization and maybe a donut shop for a hot meal-coffee. Larger files and closeups of photos and some paintings from trip available through http://artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=4 2727

... age, not my age. That almost never happens now, and I don’t see it happening amongst my younger peers either, except for cross-sex hook-ups. I came back and visited again a few years later and found out that she’d been killed in a car wreck, right about the time there was a song of the same name all over the radio. Life’s weird.