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El Paso and back North

August 11, 2009  /
El Paso and back North
El Paso, Tx and Albuquerque, NM Our first major stop after leaving White Sands was El Paso, TX. We drove along the border and explored a few areas on foot. We thought about crossing over to Mexico but unfortunately neither of us had the required...

White Sands Bliss!

August 11, 2009  /
White Sands Bliss!
After tossing and turning for most of the night I was surprised to hear a strange noise at 2:30am. I was staring up at the tent and that’s when I heard the noise of a silent engine that hovered over our tent. The only thing I can describe the...

Journey to White Sands

August 10, 2009  /
Journey to White Sands
My friend and I decided late last night to go for a multi-day trip to New Mexico. After finally getting to sleep at around 11:30pm I woke up at 3:30am this morning. We decided to leave at 4:15am because it was going to be a long trip to White...

Guadalupe and Back to Colorado!

July 30, 2009  /
Guadalupe and Back to Colorado!
After not getting much sleep I left the motel at 5:20am and decided to try my luck for sunrise in Texas. I drove around 55miles to the entrance of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Apparently this area is the highest elevation in the state of...

Afternoon with Sitting Bull

July 29, 2009  /
Afternoon with Sitting Bull
After visiting Carlsbad Caverns earlier in the day I went to explore Sitting Bull Falls. My father and brother joined me on what I thought to be a short drive but turned into a lengthy 30mile drive on winding dirt roads. The temperature was 100F...

Carlsbad Caverns

July 29, 2009  /
Carlsbad Caverns
After grabbing a continental breakfast at the motel we headed to Carlsbad Caverns. The night before we visited the amphitheater to watch the nightly bat flight but unfortunately the severe thunderstorms in the area canceled any plans of that. So...

New Mexico Trip

July 28, 2009  /
New Mexico Trip
Fort Union National Monument, Dilia – NM Yesterday my family decided to head to Carlsbad, NM for a couple of days to visit the caverns. My plan was to leave at 4:30am and meet up with them in Carlsbad. While driving down there I saw a sign for...

Started out W but ended up NE

July 26, 2009  /
Started out W but ended up NE
CO – Peetz NE – Gurley, Sydney, Bridgeport, Courthouse & Jail Rock, Chimney Rock, Scotts Bluff National Monument For the first time in quite awhile I decided to wake up for a sunrise shoot. After waking up at around 5:15 and leaving out the door...

Hoodoos and Such

July 20, 2009  /
Hoodoos and Such
Having the itch to get out and about again I decided late this morning to visit Paint Mines. I’ve been here about 3 different times but today I took a new route to Calhan by ways of Kiowa. After hiking around the park the weather was turning...