Northern New Mexico

I have an unspoken love affair with the Four Corner's region of the United States. A little treasure pocket of this vast place is in New Mexico. There are no words for this high-desert, tree covered land with a diversity of landscapes and horizons to make your mind wander for ages. About five years ago, I did a solo road trip through the Taos landscape.

This Spring of 2015, I left the high speed pace of the freeway and ventured on those back roads of  Route 285 towards Ojo Caliente and North to Colorado.  My main mission on this day was to visit the Ojo Caliente Hot Springs. I, of course, prefer a natural hot spring but I have heard great things about this gem located in a remote area North of Los Alamos.

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It was a crisp, chilly February morning when I decided to go. Just a light dusting of snow on the ground surrounded over ELEVEN pools filled with healing waters.  Actually, Ojo is the only hot springs in the world with four different types of mineral water including lithia, iron, soda and arsenic! Oh, did I mention there was a mud pool too !? The decor, the ambiance, and the natural environment was like heaven on Earth. It was also a relief that the hot springs encouraged a "Whisper Zone" to enjoy the peacefulness and uniqueness of this place.

Time escaped me this morning. What a treat ! Highly recommended !  

Onwards towards Durango and passing through Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

The Other Way by North Face

The call to explore is in every one of us, but the act is a different story. Many people are unwilling to seek out those places where failure is more likely than success, the places we put our so-called passions to the test.

But we go there. We go to that lonely fork between security and difficulty, because that’s where we finally see whether this is something we truly love, or just some pretty pictures and nice-sounding posts built to bolster our egos.

We believe the truest version of ourselves stands well beyond comfort’s perimeter. Shed skin. Lose blood. Find ourselves gasping for breath and drenched in sweat and still not even close to halfway there.

Most people prefer comfort in their lives, forgetting that difficulty is actually what nourishes the human spirit. Risk. Fear. Doubt. The unknown. Now we’re beginning to feel the beating heart of experience. It’s not necessarily the way everyone would choose to live. But it’s our way. The Other Way.   https://vimeo.com/137904852