San Diego to Cochise Stronghold: a vagabond climber researcher artist wanderer

 the Surfer Hotel in Pacific Beach, Christmas Eve, 2019

Jacumba Hot Springs: driving with Jakob, it was an interesting night in the clothing optional resort outside of Jacumba hot springs. Jakob soaked, I spun in the gym with the lights.  Jakob left his wallet and we drove on in the dark. And Ajo, where a community of indigenous farmers and others had created a network of urban gardens supplying a little market food place. The white observatory towers against the ski on Kitts peak were spectacular, as were the tamales and pistole soup from Ajo. 


Ajo Cathedral

 Why and Kitts Peak Observatory

 The Cochise Stronghold  a vagabond climber researcher artist wanderer 

Writing a field guide to the border, a guide to food, recipes, hopeful communities, climbing spots, petroglyphs, culture.  It would make our simplified views of American Anglo against Mexican Latino culture more nuanced, like the 31 dialects of the sand people of southern Arizona, we might have a little café somewhere

The Wasteland Dome

 Superstition Mountains

painted rocks petroglyph site, stones, piled up like a southwest Stonehenge.

 San Diego, going to the botanical garden, staying in the Surfer Hotel in Pacific Beach, going to the farmer’s market, picking up Jakob late that night...I was deeply touched by the collages in the Athenium, fhe sea lions,  the beautiful red sunset from the Surfer Hotel, the shape of the seals 

 Border at Jacumba Springs

   Sand Dunes

 Border at Jacumba

Mission Gorge San Diego