Our last highlighted photo time was in Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument . The name “Kasha-Katuwe” literally means “white cliffs” in the language of the Cochiti Pueblo . These tent-shaped cones represent the effects of wind and water erosion. The park stands between 5700 and 6400 feet above sea level. The hike starts off taking you through […]

Jayne and I traveled to Arizona for our second trip, a few weeks after visiting New Mexico. As with most of our travels, we do “spokes of the wheel” adventures, starting from a central location. For this trip, our wheel center was Sedona, and it featured daily hikes. The first hike was the Bell Rock […]

During our recent trip to New Mexico, we stopped at the Gas Pump Museum  in Embudo. This nostalgic location was created by owner Johnny Meier  25 years ago. A retired scientist from the Los Alamos National Laboratory  where he worked on laser technology, Johnny’s passion for vintage gas pumps, cars, and other memorabilia can be […]

Another location we visited during our recent trip to New Mexico was the sacred pueblo at Taos.  This World Heritage designated site  is the present day example of the on-going culture of the Pueblo Indians . It is considered to be one of the oldest continuously inhabited communities in the United States. As such, it is […]

This fall, Jayne and I traveled to New Mexico and Arizona again, within the span of two months. As a result, I have decided to write a series of quick highlights of some of the locations we visited. The first location in New Mexico I wish to highlight is an artsy  town called Madrid . The […]