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Another Rattlesnake!

It seems that I have seen quite a few snakes recently: a snake on the Aspen View Trail onSangre De Cristo Mountains, a snake on the trail at Tent Rocks National Monument, a rattlesnake on the road at the Bosque…

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A Safe Haven for Birds – Bosque Del Apache

The sights and sounds of sandhill cranes above Elephant Butte Lake Campground told us that they must be in Bosque Del Apache National Wild Life Refuge now. The early snow in Colorado might have driven them from their home in…

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Severe Drought in New Mexico

We headed south to stay warm in light of the snow in Northern New Mexico. But we were shocked by the sad scene of Elephant Butte Lake. There is no lake!!! Only a small river or should I say creek…

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The Amazing Slot Canyon Trail at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

After a dreary and rainy day, the sun rose behind the hills signaling a warmer day at Pueblo de Cochiti. In the mid-morning, when the temperature rose to about 50ºF, we headed to the nearby Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument…

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Indigenous People’s Day Celebration at Santa Fe

We took the train to Santa Fe to attend the Indigenous People’s Day Celebration on Monday, October 8. As the center for Native Americans, Santa Fe designated the second Monday of October as Indigenous People’s Day in 2016. It was…

VivienOctober 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Pictures, Posts No Comments

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Aspen View of Santa Fe

We drove up to the Sangre de Cresto Mountains hoping to have a birds eye view of Santa Fe. But the fall colors of aspens were more beautiful than the aerial view of Santa Fe. At an elevation of about…

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Black Canyon of the Gunnison and Crossing Colorado

We left Utah and went to Colorado on I-70, then took Highway 50 to Montrose to visit Black Canyon of the Gunnison National State Park. The 53-mile long Black Canyon of the Gunnison has one of the best exposures of…

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A Glimpse of Capital Reef National Park and Goblin Valley State Park

Turning right to Utah Highway 24 at Torrey, we drove through the center of Capital Reef National Park. The main feature of the park is the 100-mile-long Waterpocket Fold stretching from north to south. It is termed as a monocline…

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Scenic Byway 12 in Utah

Scenic Byway 12 in Utah is absolutely one of the best scenic drives we have been to. It connects Bryce Canyon National Park and Capitol Reef National Park. We got on this road from the west. Red Canyon has stunning…

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The Surreal Landscape of Bryce Canyon

We stayed at Kodachrome Basin State Park campground for our visit to the mesmerizing Bryce Canyon National State Park. There were no cell phone services nor Internet in the basin. It was a forty-minute drive to Bryce Canyon from our…

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