Robyn Harrison
P.O. Box 403, San Antonio, NM 87832
robyn.harrison@wildblue.net

Free-lance publications

"Festival Has Grown by Leaps and Bounds," one of 15 articles concerning the 2007 Festival of the Cranes published in the Mountain Mail Crane Festival tab. This is the only one online.
"The Trouble with Recycling," the first of a series of 3 articles published in the Mountain Mail November 1, 2007, and on its website. The second in the series is "To Recycle or Not to Recycle."
"Park Borgeson: Retired physician's passion for the birds," New Mexico Magazine, November 2006
"Alexis Rykken: A passion for the rio," New Mexico Magazine, October 2006
"Jack Bruton: A true cattle rancher from beginning to end," New Mexico Magazine, September 2006
"Lindsay Hampton: A student with power," "The Man Behind the Scenes at Student Housing," "A New Dome on the Mountain," Mountain Mail New Mexico Tech supplement, Summer 2006
"Contact in Socorro County," Trails and Treasures, Summer 2005
Mountain Mail New Mexico Tech 2005 Supplement, August 18, 2005: "Observatory Has Impact Already," "The Excitement of Atmospheric Chemistry," "Like Father, Like Daughter: A Tale of Two Techies"
"A Visit with: Butch Dorer," New Mexico Magazine, August 2005
Mountain Mail Historic Highway 60 Supplement, April 21, 2005: 21 articles including "High Tech Telescopes Accessible at Very Large Array" (some reprinted from July 29, 2004)
"Running the Rails with the Socorro Train Gang," New Mexico Magazine, March 2005
"From Fleece to Fabric: A Tale of Three Fiber Processors," Spindle, Shuttle & Dyepot, Winter 2004-2005
Mountain Mail Balloon Rally Supplement, November 18, 2004: "The Best Ever: Sponsors, Volunteers, Pilots: What it Takes to Make a Rally," "Imagining Flight: A Short History of Ballooning," "Penguin, Pirate and Pig," "Dumpster Diving Taken to New Heights, Literally"
"Croatian Vacation: Tech Physics Professor Teaches Mini-Course on Fulbright Scholarship," Mountain Mail, November 18, 2004
"Chile Proppers Soar in Socorro," New Mexico Magazine, October 2004
New Mexico Tech 2004, supplement to the Mountain Mail, August 19, 2004. Articles included: "Biology Students Spend Summer in Labs," "Membranes >R Us... And Fuel Cell Tech," "New Prof Profile: Scott Shors Joins Biology," "Robotics Rock at New Mexico Tech," "Chemistry Students Investigate Air Pollution," "Doing Much More Than Blowing Things Up," "Ambitious Construction Plans Home and Away," "Where's the Money Come From?"
Historic Highway 60, supplement to the Mountain Mail, July 29, 2004. Articles included: "Highway 60: Ready for Modern Explorers," "Springerville: Gateway to the White Mountains," "The History of the Madonna of the Trail," "Polo in Quemado? Who Knew?," "Lightning Field: A Work of Living Art," "Highway 60 West: A Travelogue," "Magdalena: History, Thriving Community," "Weaving Your Way Through Magdalena," "Mountainair: Art and Ancient Cities," "Finding Freedom in an Ocean of Grass," "What is There to Do in Fort Sumner?" "(W)here Lies Billy the Kid?" "Ft. Sumner Monument Remembers Shameful Period," "Blackwater Draw, a Journey Back in Time," "Clovis Depot: Train, Model Train Enthusiasts Mecca," "That Clovis Sound"
"Magdalena's Woolly Business," New Mexico Magazine, September 2003 (article and photograph)
"Local Farms Grow to Order," New Mexico Magazine, July 2002
Arizona Attorney Magazine, May 2002, photograph of Very Large Array
"Socorro Festival Glows," New Mexico Magazine, December 2001
"Jim Ulvestad: Explorer of Local Trails and Outer Space," Trailrunner Magazine, November 2000 (article and photographs)
"The Chupadera Peak Trail," New Mexico Magazine, November 2000
"Idea Corner: Get to Know Your Club Members," The Toastmaster Magazine, March 2000
"Southwest American Bioregion," report on the organizational meeting of S.T.R.A.W. for The Last Straw, the Grassroots Journal of Straw Bale and Natural Building, Spring 1999
"CANDISC: Seeing North Dakota's Best by Bicycle," North Dakota REC Magazine Take Care! Supplement, November, 1998
"A Picture of Assistive Technology Use in North Dakota," a 14-page work-for-hire for the North Dakota Interagency Program for Assistive Technology
"The Regional Conference: What an Experience!" The Toastmaster Magazine, June 1998
"Biking Around Bismarck," a series of seven articles for the Bismarck Tribune:
- "Later sunsets leave more time for bikers," May 18, 1998
- "Set a leisurely pace through Sibley Park," June 22, 1998
- "Shifting key to Kimball route," July 6, 1998
- "Menoken loop invites cycling release," July 20, 1998
- "If you ride there you can fly back," August 17, 1998
- "River Road tempts long-distance riders," September 8, 1998
- "Enjoy a bike ride through woods to see fall foliage," September 22, 1998
"Lap the Lake" and "Spice Up Your Life," Bismarck Tribune, Sunday, May 3, 1998
"A North Dakota Work Ethic," Bismarck Tribune Affinity, Winter 1997
Doodads, Gadgets & Thingamajigs, an assistive technology resource handbook for the North Dakota Interagency Program for Assistive Technology
"Holding on to Family History," Bismarck Tribune Affinity, Fall 1997
"How Do You Like Your Mustard?" Veggie Life Magazine, July 1997
"A Passion for Cycling," Bismarck Tribune Affinity, Summer 1997
"Notes from a Gardener's Journal" and "Adapting to Adoption," Bismarck Tribune Affinity, Spring 1997
"Confessions of a Closet Vegetarian," Bismarck Tribune Affinity, Winter 1997
"Charitable giving can restore meaning to Christmas season," Bismarck Tribune, Sunday, December 15, 1996
"How I Slowed Down and Got a Life," Bismarck Tribune Affinity, Fall 1996