This week’s theme of “white” for my 365 photo project was fun and relatively easy.
Tag Archives: National Parks
White
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Also tagged Christmas, Dogs, Nature, New Mexico, Snow, Taos, Winter
The Grandest of Canyons
I’ve been putting off writing this post, because what can you possibly say about the Grand Canyon (AZ) that hasn’t already been said?
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Also tagged Animals, Arizona, Campgrounds
New Mexican Badlands
I didn’t have much time at El Malpais National Monument (NM), so I only have photos and no fun stories to share. I didn’t check out the lava tube caves, for example, but since I’m claustrophobic there certainly would have been some fun stories there. Like maybe I crawled partway in, the tube got smaller, I got stuck, had a panic attack, tried unsuccessfully to […]
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Also tagged New Mexico
If You Want Actual Aztec Ruins, You’ll Have To Travel A Bit Farther South
I’ve said before that one of my favorite things about my quest to see all the National Parks is visiting the ones I’d never heard of, and being delighted with my discoveries, over and over.
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Also tagged Microbreweries, New Mexico, Restaurants, Ruins
Bandelier!
It’s fun to say it like that, isn’t it? A rallying cry, or something a pirate would yell. Yarr! Bandelier!
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Also tagged Mishaps, New Mexico, Ruins
Plan B, Once Again
Moutainair, NM is where the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument visitor center is, and it also happens to be home to the Shaffer Hotel, where I was told they serve tasty meals. I’m always up for a tasty meal, so before my drive to Salinas I stopped in.
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Also tagged Hotels, Murals, New Mexico, Old buildings, Restaurants, Sam
I’m Like the Yeti
It was a Scamping first. I had just woken up and gotten Sam into the Pilot in the Walmart parking lot in Las Vegas, NM, ready to head to Pecos National Historical Park, when a friendly looking woman hopped out of her RV, approached me, and said my name.
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Also tagged Churches, New Mexico, Ruins
A Moody Afternoon at Fort Union
I’m on this new kick of visiting the Parks in the late afternoon/early evening, so the light for photos is better. When I visited Fort Union National Monument (New Mexico) a few days ago, it was exactly the right time for someone to play “Taps” on the trumpet, which only added to the moodiness of the place.
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Also tagged Forts, New Mexico
So Far, So Good
I’ve been on the road a few days, and I have a good feeling about this Scamp. I’ve had no major mishaps, no losing my iPhone on the trail, no killer bee stings, no potentially dangerous Elvis-obsessives, no getting locked out of Sadie and crying in an Applebee’s parking lot, no need to turn around and head home for repairs. Or maybe my standards for […]
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Also tagged New Mexico, Volcanoes
Cue the Willie Nelson Song
Because I’m impetuous and restless and have the luxury of being self-employed, I’m hitting the road today. (My mother once said, in response to my momentary musing about getting a proper day job: “You’d never last. You’d be the crabby office worker who always had her door closed.” My mother is a wise woman.)
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Also tagged New Mexico