The 1,000 year-old Taos Pueblo, is regarded as North Americas longest continuously inhabited community A conversation with Ilona Spruce, & the Taos War Chief, Samuel Gomez– Situated a mile from the small town of Taos, New Mexico, The Pueblo is … Continued
Join me in McAllen, Texas for a fascinating conversation with Kika del la Garza and his wife Lucille. Kika de la garza served for 14 years as a Texas State Representative followed by 32 years as a member of … Continued
Join me for a visit with retired Republican Senator, Ben Knighthorse Campbell. The audio interview is a featured Podcast on my NPR.ORG Podcast site: “Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer” (Media Player at bottom of this post). Campbell was the … Continued
I was recently invited to be a presenter at the Native American Cultural Summit Conference, sponsored by the Santa Fe, New Mexico Based, Institute of American Indian Arts. While attending the three day event, hosted by the Hopi Tribe … Continued
Destinations & Discoveries– the Travel Channel on KRML.COM Log on to krml.com/Socialradio Click on “KRML Shows, Jazz & More” the click on TRAVEL from the pulldown menu on left side of screen to listen to the current selection of … Continued
Text & Photography by Thomas C. Wilmer “Shhh…Listen! Up there in the tree.” Our naturalist guide, Dave Luck, points skyward, “See the vervet monkey? His call is definitely warning others of a leopard in close vicinity.” Luck compliments us … Continued
Who’s on First? By Thomas C. Wilmer Photo credit: janne.png ufvcascade.ca Siilinjärvi, Finland—When my Finnish friend, Marjia, asked, “Would you like to go to a pesäpallo game?” I responded, “Why sure. You did say baseball, didn’t you?” “No, you heard … Continued
–An ancient island culture survives and thrives in the midst of Micronesia. Text & Photos by Thomas Wilmer People frequently ask me, “Where’s your favorite place in the world?” After 25 years of exploring the world–from the Arctic to Malaysia, Palau … Continued
Text & Photos By Thomas Wilmer The Chattanooga Choo Choo—whenever I think of the enchanting riverside city in Tennessee, Glen Miller’s classic, 1940s Big Band hit inevitably starts playing in my mind. Locals get it too—Even though the distinguished circa-1909 Chattanooga … Continued
Skimming no more than a two feet above the water McGoo Little darts his tiny Robinson helicopter into a pocket of underbrush along the edge of the legendary, crocodile infested Mitchell River. He prods out a Brahman bull with the … Continued