Blogs from New Mexico, United States, North America - page 6

blog 07-13-20 and 07-14-20 Sightseeing Monday I was feeling a little punk, so I took it easy in the morning then in the afternoon I took Watson for a ride in the car. Oh wow, big outing.. We went north of Taos and hooked up with rt 150 that led us into the mountains ending at the Taos Valley Ski Resort. We drove parallel to the mountains on a flat plane then the road took a shark right and to my amazement, there was a little valley. It twisted and turned following a large creek up and up, mountains on both sides. It was a both hands on the wheel kind of road so no pictures, oh maybe one. The creek was swift and sparkling and pull-offs provided fly fishermen the opportunity to try their luck. ... read more

log 07-09-20 Melting in Taos Our spot along the Arkansas River was wonderful but I was looking forward to the excitement of Taos and cooler temperatures. The ride was beautiful with mountains and high valleys and quaint towns. The last settlement in CO was Conejus and boasted the oldest church in Colorado. Well I just had to turn around and investigate this claim. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church was built in 1929 and beautifully maintained. See pictures. The inside was very spiritual to me and I enjoyed my visit. It was my Mother's birthday so it just seemed extra special. Back on the road again we left the flat open land and saw more mountains, actually hills to start. There were trees and shrubs indicating more rain than other areas. Then the settlements began. There ... read more

PINOS ALTOS Spanish Mexico had been mining in the area of Santa Rita del Cobre in New Mexico for a hundred years or so before Americans stumbled onto the scene and tried their hand at it too. The American effort there got underway in 1860. It was on land long being used as a homeland by the Chiricahua Apache. Their chief, Mangas Coloradas, or Bloody Sleeves, did not care for Americans in his neighborhood. One day he stopped by for a chat with the friendly intention of pointing out to the miners that there were much richer deposits a short distance to the west. He was talking about Morenci and Globe which were both fabulously wealthy deposits, but the miners wouldn’t listen to good advice when it was offered. Instead, they overpowered Mangas and whipped him ... read more

blog 02-05-2020 Catching Up I am including many pictures in this blog to catch up on my activities for the past several days. Some of the pictures are from Rockhound State Park and will be labeled so. I spent time collecting pictures of the different birds in the compground. Some of them are residents, some are just passing through. They sing most of the day and give me so much enjoyment. The Bedire's Thrasher is building a nest in the yucca bush/tree next to my camper and coming and going at all times along with a pair of sparrows that are nesting too. They seem to be cooperating with each other so I guess it's an apartment yucca. The doves are all over and feed mostly on the ground. They do fly around a lot and ... read more

blog 02-28-20 Beep Beep This blog encompasses 2 days, they just all run together after a while. While having coffee outside I noticed a roadrunner doing his thing in the gardens. I quickly grabbed the telephoto lens and went to see if I could catch him. They are wily little devils and very fast and I was lucky enough to catch a fast shot. I had my clogs on and when I got back I walked on the rug and stuck to it. The bottom of my shoes were covered with little mines, the stickers that were getting into Watson's feet. I had to pull out at least 40 from the shoes and several from the rug, we walk bare foot on it. It ended up being a bird photo day. Thought I'd show you what ... read more