We had been trying to get out on a short trip since April but, well, life got in the way. Finally, in mid-June, we went for a weekend to eastern New Mexico, with Tucumcari as the primary photography target. We had planned for a 3 day/2 night trip to Tucumcari and Conchas Lake, but an unexpected blast-furnace of a heat wave forced us to truncate our plans. Despite the shortened trip, we came back with some good photos.
Last month we ventured out for a short camping trip down to Las Cruces and back. It was still cold here so we wanted to head south where it was a bit warmer. At that time, the state was also just beginning to loosen pandemic restrictions in certain counties, and we were headed for places that actually had 25% indoor dining!
Last week we took a short, impromptu camping trip up to Colorado to see the fall leaves. We drove the three and a half hours or so to Durango and then up through the San Juan Mountain range. We knew the leaves were likely past their peak already, but we decided to go anyway. Despite the lateness of the season, we saw some spectacular aspens and cottonwoods throughout our travels on the San Juan Skyway…
Colorado’s State Highway 12, also known as the Highway of Legends, is a road we had traveled once before, several years ago. This scenic byway runs through the Sangre de Cristo Mountains from La Veta to Trinidad, around the Spanish Peaks and through the San Isabel National Forest. We decided to take this road again, and wow, was it spectacular! The turquoise line was our route (vs. the dark line of the interstate to…