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Picketwire Canyon

March 17, 2012  /
Picketwire Canyon
Even though I was tired from barely sleeping, at one point I did manage to marvel at all the millions of stars that dotted the night sky. Never in my life have I’ve seen so much intensity and brightness that one didn’t even need a light to see,...

Aguas Caliente

June 26, 2011  /
Aguas Caliente
Returning from Machu Picchu we headed back to our hostel in Aguas Caliente. Seeing that we arrived in total darkness the night before it was nice to get a glimpse of the town in daylight. The last two pictures were taken in front of the hostel we...

Last of Machu

June 26, 2011  /
Last of Machu
Before leaving the park we explored the Temple of the Sun and other adjacent areas. The masonry around the Temple was more or less perfect with clean lines and tight joints. Its amazing to think how much effort went into making this place. Near...

Machu Ruins II

June 26, 2011  /
Machu Ruins II
As we explored further up the mountain the classic view of Machu Picchu soon came apparent. As we neared the House of the Guardians we noticed a few Llamas grazing on the adjacent terraces. And as luck would have it I was able to snap a few shots...

Machu Ruins

June 26, 2011  /
Machu Ruins
Returning from the hike from Huayna we took a short rest alongside one of the terraces near the sacred plaza. After resting for 15min. we started exploring the ruins in the early afternoon sun. During the midday hours the amount of people in...

Tsankawi Section

June 24, 2010  /
Tsankawi Section
My friends and I headed out from Albuquerque to check out Bandelier National Monument (just east of Los Alamos) . Before we hit the main portion of the park we stopped at the Tsankawi section of the park. There are many cool petroglyphs, pottery...

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...

Random Roadtrip

July 11, 2009  /
Random Roadtrip
I finally bought a nice car stereo receiver for my Jeep and to test it out I drove to Raton, NM. I realized after coming back from NM that i didn’t take any pictures. So I decided to visit the area of Ludlow, CO. I was surprised to see so many...