Thanks for the fan mail!

Dear SDC Mountain Works, Please find my photograph attached.  It’s me dropping a knee at Portillo, Chile.  I actually reside in New York, NY.  However, I’ve got family in Santa Fe and don’t miss an opportunity every time I’m in town to build up my stock in gear at simply the greatest outdoor store in [...]

Ruff Rider pooch pack: Comfortable and durable even when covered with dung

If you didn’t know me and saw me on the trail two things would come to mind; how bright and color coordinated I appeared and how much of what I carried was designated for my chocolate lab. Besides being hopelessly color aware and obsessive compulsive about my own gear, the undying and rather dopey affection [...]

Hidden New Mexico

Spent the weekend last week discovering trails and waterfalls that I after  20 something years of tramping around the backcountry of New Mexico have somehow missed. Mainly because most of them are not as popular as other trails and destinations. What I discovered was more precious and memorable than I imagined. Where are these gems? [...]

Lightning! A Shocking Development…

Lightning – A Shocking Development in the Outdoors Ideally all our summer hiking, riding, fishing and climbing would take place under clear blue skies, but that’s not always possible in the Rockies and especially in New Mexico during the monsoon season. It’s bad enough for us that monsoon thunderstorms often bring drenching rain – good [...]