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The road to Taos and Beyond!

February 5, 2010  /
The road to Taos and Beyond!
Today I headed down to Albuquerque by means of the spectacular San Luis Valley. The weather was relatively nice for it being February and I was excited to get out of town. Shortly after passing through Questa, NM I entered the outskirts of Taos,...

Journey back to Colorado

January 3, 2010  /
Journey back to Colorado
After spending the night in Clayton, NM we slowly made our way to Raton Pass. Along the way we stopped off at Capulin Volcano National Monument, NM. There was a light amount of snow on top the volcano. The views of the surrounding lands were...

Shut out

October 11, 2009  /
Shut out
We woke up early this morning to head to the final day of the 2009 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. We were hoping to see the mass acession but it was soon clear that the weather was too nasty for any balloons to lift off. Shortly after...

Trip to New Mexico

October 10, 2009  /
Trip to New Mexico
Seeing that this past weekend I did more than a thousand miles of driving I had the urge to do it again this weekend. I, along with my brother, decided to visit my good friend in Albuquerque. We left an Icy Arvada around 4:45 and drove straight...

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...