by Melodie Kenniebrew | Dec 19, 2015 | Attractions and Events, Destinations, outdoors, Southern NM & Borderlands
From half-way up the Pine Tree Trail, on the east side of the Organs, what does the world look like? The Tularosa Basin, a BIG dry land basin, lays in front of you ~ to the northeast, due east, and southeast. Just how “big” is the Tularosa Basin? It covers...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Apr 4, 2014 | Dishes, eats, Foods and Dishes, outdoors, Southern NM & Borderlands
The world is full of cactus, but we don’t have to sit on it. ~ Will Foley Let’s eat it instead. Cody Lundin of Dual Survival. Mykel Hawke and Ruth England of Man Woman Wild. After years of watching these TV survival experts hydrate with pine tree sap and...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Mar 28, 2014 | Attractions and Events, Destinations, Inspiration, Musings, outdoors, Southern NM & Borderlands
Where there’s a “why ” there’s a way. ~ Me You can achieve what seems impossible, even long-held dreams of travel when you start with the right fuel. Here’s how I know … The Trip of a Lifetime … I just got back from Israel. The experience changed how...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Feb 28, 2014 | Attractions and Events, Destinations, Las Cruces, outdoors, Southern NM & Borderlands
Are you living your life in a way that is worth telling stories about? ~ Mark Batterson The Organs are not as high as the Rockies. But they’re every bit as beautiful and great training ground for someone getting ready to go on their first 15-mile desert hike. Someone...
by Melodie Kenniebrew | Apr 28, 2012 | Las Cruces, Musings, outdoors, Southern NM & Borderlands, Southern NM Living
A rattlesnake loose in the living room tends to end all discussion of animal rights. ~ Lance Morrow Ah, wilderness. The area we live in is largely undeveloped and the landscape uncultivated, filled with mesquite, yucca, and desert grass. Everyday it’s alive...
