I had spent nearly a week on the road before even meeting my first interviewee, Peter Lipscomb. By the time I had gotten to Santa Fe to meet him, I had been camping in Dinosaur National Monument, the Moab area, and had even just discovered Bandelier National Monument. Though I had been filming plenty of desert scenery along the way, it was feeling less and less like a trip to film a documentary, causing me to question if I even had the skills or desire to even try.
I met Peter after spending a night in Santa Fe and poking around the area a bit. – Read more