The Playful Playa

The Playful Playa

On my very first full day in Santa Fe, I almost got my car stuck in the sand. I was on a deserted, unpaved back road about a half hour north of town, and had found a spare branch to haul under the front tires before discovering — with an overwhelming rush of...
You Make Money How, Exactly?

You Make Money How, Exactly?

If I had a dollar for every time someone cocked their head and gave me that skeptical, yeah, sure smile when I told them I’m a freelance writer, I’d have… well, at least a few more dollars than I have at present. The more salient question, though...
Rocky Mountain High South to Santa Fe

Rocky Mountain High South to Santa Fe

I’ve had the desert on my brain since the start. I’ve been aiming at the southwest since the beginning of this adventure, and over the past week I finally made my way down. I took a break halfway, driving south from Felt to Fort Collins, a seven-hour,...