You’re looking at the lower slopes of Taos Mountain, sacred to the people of Taos Pueblo. Sometimes a photo is all you need, and I can just shut up. »Buy This Photo!«
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More telephoto goodness shot not 200 yards from where I fall over the obvious
Why can’t I do it? Oh, but I can. JUST LOOK AT THAT! For now I leave you with the mountain and the spoken introduction to a song I just discovered, “Jesus Built My Hotrod,” by Ministry. I wish I could play it for you here. (I found it on Spotify.) Great throbbing bass thrash [...]
Oh there was a mighty wind. You had to be here, though.
There it comes! I’d say the leading edge of that is roughly 40 miles away. It’s so cool the way you see the weather in New Mexico before it happens. Gives you time to batten down the hatches, call out the National Guard, or write your will. A while ago we drove into town. Saturday [...]
Actually, I’ve seen it much worse than this…
Halfway through the first big melt! We could have a party to celebrate the coming spring, except the guests would have to drive through shit like this. Most Taoseños would be used to it, though. Sigh. This spot is just past our “driveway” on a road that shall remain forever nameless, so I can tell [...]
Telephoto shot from the window by my desk in Llano Quemado, not a cloud in the sky
The main thing to remember is, this isn’t Wheeler Peak. (I thought it was for years!) Almost the same height, too, over 13K ft. You can hike to it after climbing Wheeler, though. The latter is out of sight behind Taos Mountain on the left. Every year I say I’m going to get myself up [...]
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