Creek
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In northern New Mexico, one can
enjoy the sight of mountains and moving water at a simple roadside
picnic area .
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| Aspen |
The aspens' leaves had turned to
glorious gold.
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ToTaos
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The highway to Taos winds
through mountains.
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| Scenic |
At a scenic turnout Linda and
Jeff pose for the camera.
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| Shoes |
What the heck are those doing
fifteen feet up that hillside?
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| Gorge |
A few miles northwest of Taos the 650 foot deep Rio Grande
Gorge surprises travelers driving across the plain. |
| Town1 |
In its heyday, Cerillos boasted
21 saloons to slake the miners' thirst.. |
| Town2 |
Now, Cerillos is fashioning a
different economic base. (P.S. See the cat?)
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| Door |
Turquoise is a popular color in
New Mexico. A door only two feet wide saves paint.
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| Shop1 |
A railroad car makes fine
quarters for this art shop.
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| Shop2
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One of the Three Little Pigs
must have been the architect for this enomical structure.
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| Ranch |
The famed Kickin' Ass Ranch,
only slightly less impressive than TV's Ponderosa.
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| Petr1
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A few miles from downtown
Alburquerque is the Petroglyph National Monument.
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| Petr2 |
Water bottle and water dish in
hand, Linda and Boo set off to see the petroglyphs.
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| Petr3 |
The longer one looks, the more
figures scratched into the stone one can see. |
| Petr4 |
A spiral and -- what -- a hand? |
| San1 |
In an hour or so one can get
from Alburquerque to see the vew from Sandia Crest.
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| San2 |
Alburquerque is not so far away,
but a long ways below, Sandia Crest.
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| San3 |
To the north are the lands from
which vast quantities of turquoise have been mined since pre-Spanish
days.
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| San4 |
Such grand vistas insure
visitors will return. If they don't get too close to the edge. |
