Photo of the day

A 4:45am wake up sent me to the computer in the other room to check the actual weather conditions at the balloon fiesta park.  Fearful of the forecast, I was most pleased that the winds were calm.  We woke our guest and were out the door just after 5:30. Later in the park she said […]

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What a weekend. I think I took more photos of more unusual things than I’ve ever done on a single weekend before. A cold front brought tons of rain and snow for the high elevations. The full sized image is here.  (After the image loads in the browser window, click on it for a full […]

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From the land of all that Albuquerque is not, I submit the following:       “From this point I beheld the grandest and most pleasing prospects which my eyes ever surveyed, in my frount a boundless Ocean; … a most romantic appearance.”  January 8, 1806 William Clark – Journal of the Lewis and Clark […]

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Probably about as close as I’m ever going to get to being on the top of Mt. Ranier Once upon a time I thought I’d try and bag this fourteener but the logistics never made it possible.  Besides, I really only like snow for downhill skiing. And after landing – we headed for all that […]

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Its getting to be that time, when the evenings are cooler and a glass of wine on the balcony is a most welcome end to the day.    

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