Jay WaldenNov 1, 2020November 1, 2020Once upon a time there was a man with a cow—no wait, we're not doing that one this week. Other than a storm that dumped six inches of...
Jay WaldenOct 23, 2020OctoberFall. The cottonwoods with their resplendent yellow leaves line the banks of a river filled with clear, cold Rocky Mountain snowmelt. A...
Jay WaldenSep 13, 2020September 13, 2020"No man steps into the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he's not the same man," Heraclitus ( c.535 B.C.-c. 475 B.C.) Ol' H
Jay WaldenSep 6, 2020September 6, 2020Labor Day Weekend—the unofficial end of summer. As much as I love summer, somehow, I'm not so sad to see this one go. Not that the...
Jay WaldenAug 23, 2020August 23, 2020"Greed is Good," Gordon Gekko. As Americans, we want it all and we want it right now, and with extra Ranch dressing. We also want...
Jay WaldenAug 16, 2020August 16, 2020Fire! There is something especially mesmerizing about a campfire. The comfortable, sweet aroma of burning wood, the feel of warmth, the...
Jay WaldenAug 10, 2020August 9, 2020We met there on the hot, dusty trail. I'd had a long day out under the relentless, Wild West sun and I had a powerful hankering for some...
Jay WaldenAug 2, 2020August 2, 2020August, arriving hot and sultry like some Tennessee Williams play. Close your eyes and Navajo Dam seems to have been transported back to...
Jay WaldenJul 26, 2020July 26, 2020Okay, I know, I skipped a week. Honestly, there was a good reason. Friday night before last, we finally got our first good rain here in...
Jay WaldenJul 12, 2020July 12, 2020Well, here goes: As of tomorrow, July 13th, New Mexico's latest Public Health Order will take effect, and as a result, out of state...