Duke Sheppard
@dukelives
Musician, songwriter (music duo Pint & a Half, Howlin' Dog Records), hiker/backpacker, explorer, nature lover, ex-river ranger/park ranger ex-fly fishing guide, traveler, coffee roaster, cat guy, truth seeker. ally. NM, CO and the road. Republicans: GFYS
Two-tailed Swallowtail in the Gila National Forest. #NewMexico #southwest #nature
El agua es vida! Happy Monsoon season! #newmexico #Hillsboro #southwest #adobe #BlackRange
Great show at our local Hillsboro New Mexico Community Center last Saturday! It was so nice out that we decided to do an experiment and move the show outside. It was a great evening!
8 miles out NM 27 from Hillsboro, and only one vehicle went by, right before we got back home. Love it here! ❤️
Hey, it’s good to be back home again…. #hillsboro #newmexico #southwest #adobe #blackrange
We’re currently in CO playing some gigs and seeing friends, but I find myself incredibly homesick for the Black Range. This was last September in Dry Gallinas canyon.
Danger Noodle on the trail a couple of days ago. He struck at me as I went by, but he didn’t mean it. 🤣 #snake #mountainbike #mtb #colorado #salidacolorado #trail
Trail views today in Salida Colorado. #mtb #mountainbike #ride #outdoors #explore
We live right next door to Ted Turner’s (RIP) Ladder Reserve, where there are several endangered species programs. Last night, we helped with our second Mexican Gray Wolf capture. They were crated and are on their way to MX to add to their population in the Sierra Madre. Thankful to be a part! #wolf
A beautiful Summer Tanager came to visit our feeder yesterday! #southwest #newmexico #blackrange
Our Desert Bird of Paradise bushes are going off, and the bees and hummingbirds are loving it!
Overlooking Hillsboro New Mexico from a friend’s house. #southwest #blackrange
Traditional Nuevo Mexico Música concert and dance at our beautiful Hillsboro New Mexico Community Center last night! So much fun! #southwest #newmexico #music #baile
Mimbres River, Black Range, Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Gila National Forest, New Mexico. #southwest #hike #explore #backpack #Wilderness #river
Somewhere in the Gila National Forest, New Mexico. 3/29/26 #hike #explore #southwest #canyon #slotcanyon
“Somewhere” in the Gila NF. #explore #hike #southwest #newmexico #slotcanyon #canyon #protectpubliclands
Feeling the need to get back on the trail. Soon! Photo: La Garita Wilderness, southern Colorado, 2023. #hike #backpacking #explore #southwest #adventure #protectpubliclands
Hiking in the Black Range today. Gila NF, New Mexico. #hike #southwest #explore
Campsite on Animas Creek, Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Black Range, Gila NF (last October). #backpacking #wilderness #hike #explore #protectpubliclands
Hiking in southern New Mexico is alright, I guess. ;) #explore #southwest #hike #adventure #canyon #senderismo
Great first “official” Sierra County NM Trails club group hike. We had 10 humans and 2 dogs participate. Great day!
Trail Work Day yesterday on Emory Pass, New Mexico, with Gila Backcountry Horsemen, NMVFO, and our new chapter of the Southern New Mexico Trail Alliance, Sierra County NM Trails. Fun day, but hard work!
A little short from our YT page with clips from around the Southwest. Hiking and exploring is life!
