When I was planning this trip out west, I signed up for a
bunch of rallies that I thought would be fun to attend. For the most part, they were timed well, but
I did have a big gap between the rallies in the Palm Desert, CA and the ones in
Yuma, AZ. A really good friend from my working days, Jennifer Macht told me she had always wanted to explore Santa Fe and the areas where a favorite artist
of hers, Georgia O’Keeffe, had done much of her work. Thus, we decided to meet up in Albuquerque
and tour from there.
For five fully packed days we toured the area and had a
total blast. Between the two of us we
took 2,472 pictures. Since then, I have
been able to take the best from both of us and peered that down to a measly
1,220 pictures. Needless to say, I won’t
subject you to all of them, but there are many that are just too good not to
share.
Abiquiu - Location of Georgia O'keeffe's adobe residence.
The White Place in Abiquiu where Georgia spent much time painting.
Ghost Ranch - Georgia rented a cottage here. This was also the location for many Western Movies.
Santa Fe - Location of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum
Horseback Riding at the Ghost Ranch
On the Road to Taos
Nomads living in the desert.
Underground houses totally off the grid
Warning to cows to be aware of alien abductions
Bridge across the Rio Grande
Kit Carson's grave in Taos
Albuquerque Zoo & Aquarium. While we have been to larger facilities, all of the animals looked really healthy and well taken care of.
No visit to Albuquerque would be complete without a stop to the Bug House and its neighbor, the Spaceship House.
Our final destination was the National Nuclear Museum in Albuquerque
Wow, loved the pics John. Always wondered what that area looked like. You and your friend are great photographers. Hope you are enjoying yourself. Hugs, Don and Linda
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the pics. Jennifer and I had a lot of fun taking them during her visit. Between the two of us, we took over 3000 pictures which were merged together and purged down to about 1300 pics. Needless to say, that was way too many to post so you get to only see a small sampling. The areas we visited were absolutely fantastic.
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