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5 Shots: Camping at the Rim

Posted on November 17, 2019 by

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We wanted to get away for 24 hours. Off we went yesterday to our new favorite spot of the escarpment that is the 200 mile Mogollon Rim. For my blogging-buddy Fraggle, whose photographs I admire because she has people in them, I created this…

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5 Shots: A Pleasant Surprise

Posted on November 3, 2019 by

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A colleague suggested a camping spot ninety-minutes away tucked under Ponderosa Pines and surrounded by Mountain Laurel. She promised valley views, and Jim and I felt an escapade was needed. 260 to 87S. Mile Marker 277. Drive through the gate a mile and veer…

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BOOK ONE: It all begins in 1900.

Illinois mining, riot & murder

BOOK 2: Inside The Gold-Plated Pistol

It’s 1928. German Expressionism, the Western & Hollywood musical

Book 3: Set in 1942, two Jewish sisters from Minneapolis end up in the Philippines. One becomes a POW nurse. The other is a spy.

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Here’s a shot from when I took my students to the Scottish Highlands last July. As a teacher, educational travel is a hugely important part of my practice; it’s amazing to see how young people come alive when you take them out to experience the world. #educator #teacherlife #travel #traveling #scotland #scottishhighlands #adventure #optoutside #nature #outdoors #cindybruchman #cynthiabruchman #ivoryhandle #goldplatedpistol #ITGPP #TKWTIH #indieauthor #author #books #historicalfiction #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram
Mescal Trail
Another one from the same trip to the Mogollon Rim. One of the things I love most about where I live is what you can find an hour from your front door. #hiking #optoutside #outdoors #nature #cindybruchman #cynthiabruchman #ivoryhandle #goldplatedpistol #ITGPP #TKWTIH #indieauthor #author #books #historicalfiction #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram Book links: https://www.amazon.com/Cynthia-Bruchman/e/B07QG3TPZG News, Friendship and Fun: https://cindybruchman.com/subscribe-to-my-newsletter/
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Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't. --Eleanor Roosevelt

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. --Benjamin Franklin

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.--Milton Berle

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