Trinidad Wanderings

As my residency deepens I am continuing my exploration of Trinidad and the surrounding sights. It’s been good for my spirit to be in Colorado exploring this town and meeting new friends. Although definitely not easy to be without my wandering artist partner of 28 years… (It’s obviously amazing to be lucky enough to share new sights, foods, friends with your soul mate). But I have been meeting some pretty wonderful people and continuing to be artistically inspired… both of which feed my soul and ease my pain. I have never lived in a place that is so artistically charged as Trinidad.

there are numerous pianos on the sidewalks around town

kinetic art

this is my place at night!

view of Fisher’s Peak from the archery range… the clouds here are inspiring!

Fisher’s Peak and town as seen from Simpson’s Rest… where the lighted Trinidad sign is located

resting at Simpson’s Rest

trail/road up to Simpson’s Rest

Trinidad Trails sign

at the Masonic Cemetery

at the Masonic Cemetery

I do a lot of walking, running, and archery – I’ve also just started to find the hiking trails around town and beyond. On the recommendation of locals I took a long drive around what is called the Highway of Legends… an 82 mile loop that starts here in Trinidad and continues through the mountains, affording a spur trip up 11,248 foot high Cordova Pass. It was lovely! The small towns, lakes, wildflowers, terrain… all captivating for this lover of the southwest. The views were great as well.

Highway of Legends map

Old Cokedale Ovens, Cokedale, CO

Monument Lake

Monument Lake

Bolt waits patiently

the view from Cuchara Pass

trails at Cordova Pass

Recently I helped at the new space Artocade has acquired for their Art Cartopia Museum. Met some nice folks, worked my rear off mopping dirty floors, and generally enjoyed the day! It’s fun to be involved with something as cool as Artocade… If you want to see photos of the parade check out my previous blog post…

Because Shaun had some nice camera gear around I have begun to work on my photography skills again… somewhat haltingly since my sensei is not here to help. His favorite camera has now become ‘the big girl camera’ and I will include some of those shots in this post. Take it easy on me… they aren’t the amazing Shaun pics you are all accustomed to, but I will do my best!

clouds over Fisher’s Peak

Fisher’s Peak from Trinidad Lake

morning moon

a roadrunner at the Trinidad Trails parking lot

waxing crescent moon over Main Street, Trinidad

I have nearly finished my first Trinidad inspired print, ‘Wolf Bird Welcome Committee” and have begun the drawing for my next image… ‘I Met Coyote at the Archery Range’… I’ll include photos of the first and stay tuned for more!

the Trinidad sign on Simpson’s Rest seen from my studio window

the block before carving

first proof of Wolf Bird Welcome Committee