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Tag: New Mexico

  • A Mountain Meadow

    In New Mexico, atop the the towering Rocky Mountains, they have mountain meadows modeled after the opening sequence of “The Sound of Music.” Acres and acres of yellow and blue flowers growing all by themselves. Lovely temps…mid-40s at night, mid-70s during the day. Not another soul for miles around.

    Mountain meadow, Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, North-central New Mexico.
    Mountain meadow, Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, 9,300 ft elevation.

  • A Few New Mexican Salsas Available in Hatch, NM.

    In New Mexico, the undisputed Capital of the Chili World, one must choose from among hundreds of salsas.

  • Santa Fe

    The City of Santa Fe (Spanish for Holy Faith, but no mention of which one) is nestled in the north of New Mexico. A river runs through it! Many tourists. There is even a state capitol there! Spread the word, it’s a nice place to visit.

    In Santa Fe, skilled artisans known as “daubers” create elaborate structures out of dirt and spit.
    Oldest church structure in the US! Constructed by enslaved Native Americans.
    Statue of Keteri Tekakwitha, first Native American canonized by the Roman Catholic cultural imperialists.
    In Santa Fe, they have a hostel for visiting dragons.

     

  • Giant Gorge, Awesome Camp Sites Discovered

    My survey of New Mexico yielded an exciting geological feature I call the Taos Gorge (because Taos, NM, is nearby) or sometimes the Rio Grande Gorge (because the Rio Grande rushes through its depths). It is maybe a third-scale or half-scale mini Grand Canyon. Even better, there are free camp sites along the rim of the gorge. Private, serene, cool in the summer and, I suspect, bitterly cold in the winter. I’ll refrain from giving specific locations so you will not rush to the place and take all the good sites.

  • New Mexicans Need Guidance

    One wonders what made this highway sign necessary.

    Highway sign reading “Plowing of roadway prohibited.”

  • Vast White Landscape Discovered

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

    I discovered an enormous swath of the Earth covered with sand as white as snow. I call it “White Sands” and it is right off US70 in New Mexico.

    As you can observe from the attached photo record of the expedition, “White Sands” reminds one of Tatooine, childhood home of Luke Skywalker.