Dirt road by Cerillos

A land back in time - Cerillos, NM - June 2009

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July 22nd 2009
So we had a free day and we decided to do something close to town (Albuquerque). From Albuquerque we took old Route 66 east for a couple miles until we hit HIGHWAY 14 that runs behind the Sandia mountains all the way up to Santa Fe. These days the road is pretty desolate, but in the old days this was the hot-bed for turquoise so it is the aptly names TURQUOISE TRAIL. It still is to a degree. First ... read more

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