November 30, 2004
City of Rocks, New Mexico

Starting to feel a bit more like a wanderer again. The last month or so we have been driving to “get to places” as apposed to just heading down the road. Finally we have a space head of us where we can just follow the road again and see what happens. When the trip gets distilled to its essence that’s what it’s about. Somehow my other life seems to creep back in and all of a sudden we have to be somewhere or do something outside of the trip.
But for now we’re back on the road and heading west.
As we left Deming we ran into Bob Sundown camped just off the road at the intersection of Highway 180 and Highway 26. This has been his winter camp for the past two months. Bob is a great man whose life consists of 2 mules, 1 burro, a dog named Skeeter, a hand made “covered wagon”, complete with wood burning stove, pulled by the mules and lots of imagination. He has spent may years traveling the country, mostly from Wyoming down to Southern New Mexico and back up to Wyoming in this wagon, pulled by the mules. At times he teaches survival techniques in Quemado, New Mexico.
Over the years, as fall approaches, I have seen him heading south, down Highway 14 just past my old home in Santa Fe, but never had the time to stop and meet him. Heather says he is a “Human Being”. The important word here is Being, as apposed to a “Human Doing” I suppose. Bob’s address is General Delivery USA, if you want to write him. I’m glad I finally found the time…

Bob Sundow and Skeeter

Heather, Bob, DMK and Skeeter

Heather and Henry taken in the night air City of Rocks

Windmill, City of Rocks

City of Rocks

City of Rocks 2

City of Rocks 3

City of Rocks 4

Yucca, City of Rocks

Airstream City of Rocks

November 28, 2004
Gallup. New Mexico

Leaving a sunny Boulder we headed south and the snows came in again. Arrived in Gallup New Mexico around 8pm and camped in the Wal-Mart Parking Lot. Awoke to snow and ice and rain at 7 am. Found out the storm was heading south and covered most of Colorado and a big part of northern New Mexico. We had planned to head over to Flagstaff Arizona and the down 17 to Bisbee and some warm weather. The storm was hitting Flag by now and they expected a foot of snow by mid afternoon so we turned around and headed east back to Albuquerque and down I-25 toward the City of Rocks and hopefully some warmer weather.

DMK Shooting

Sky I-40

November 22,2004
Corrales, New Mexico

Time just seems to be rushing so fast. Went down to Portales for Jack Carr’s (Heathers Grandfather) 90th. Birthday and I got to meet the whole family. Must have been close to 100 people at the party. A very enjoyable time. Spent 3 days there the first two getting ready for the party and the last day at the party. We then motored back to Albuquerque and have been here since.
Spent the time visiting friends and running all the film shot since I left Omaha. Have made some new images I’m very happy with and will try to scan them soon. One is of an old bed in a deserted farmhouse in Nebraska just below Pine Ridge and the other is of the El Rita Chapel just outside of Espanola, New Mexico. The Chapel is one I’ve been trying to photograph for over 10 years and could only see it up on a distant mesa but could never figure out how to get there. This trip David Marks an old assistant and good photographer who now has his own gallery in Santa Fe, told me how to get there. Thank you David. There are a few others but these two stand out.

David Marks Fine Art Photography
410 South Guadalupe Street
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
505.820.7474

Got to go pick up mats from the best little frame shop in the world, Frontier Frames. These folks sure do great work, their info is:

Frontier Frames
2008 Saint Michaels Drive suite D
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
505.473.1901

Tomorrow we start back to Boulder and Thanksgiving with my son Jesse. Hope to spend two slow days traveling up and then Wednesday and Thursday with Jesse then on to southern Arizona and some warm weather. Seems like the trip as of late has been about getting places and I’m getting a bit disorientated. Look forward to getting back on the road and wondering again, without the idea of a destination or the time/space reference that has been with us the last few months.

Chapel at Santa Rita

Heather at Santa Rita

Frank the man behind Frontier Frames

November 6, 2004
Corrales, New Mexico

Arrived last night and had the Sweat today. Caroline got to film a lot of it and a good time was had by all. Feels good to be back in New Mexico and involved in the Sweat Lodge again. Will spend the next few days getting the portfolios together before we head down to Portales for Heather Grandfather’s 90th. Birthday party.

Thomaz and Caroline at Uncle Phills Lodge

Beckey and Chief Phill Crazybull after lodge

November 4, 2004
Longmont Colorado
Saint Vrain State Park

Arrived late afternoon and set up camp. Had a good trip down from Pine Ridge stopping to photograph along the way. Thomaz and Caroline have gotten to see a great deal of this part of the country and seem to love it. Had a great visit with Jesse today and off to Santa Fe in the morning. Be good to see Phil and Becky. Truly looking forward to the Sweat.

DMK and Jesse Boulder

Thomaz and Caroline in the Badlands S.D.

Thomaz in the Badlands

Thomaz at Prarie’s Edge

Buffalo Custer State Park

Badlands South Dakota