On the Road to Rodeo by Kathie 10-25-08 1/1250 sec-F 5.6The New Mexico Mountains before me offer layer upon layer of enticement. The undulating road disappears into the mountain haze and I feel like we are entering a dream.
Sculpture Rocks by Kathie 10-25-08 1/200sec-F10
To the west the many rock formations appear as random sculptures in the landscape. We travel on into the afternoon haze. I have my eyes open for any bird movement anywhere, but all I see are red-tail hawks every few miles atop the utility poles. By the time we reach Rodeo I will have counted 6 red-tails, 16 mourning doves, 3 ravens and 1 kestrel.
We pull over near a historical marker on the main street. I feel like I have gone back in time at least 75 years.
Art Gallery by Kathie 10-25-08 1/500 sec-F5.6
Across the road what looks like a former church has been converted into an art gallery. It looks closed or I might be tempted to wander about, but the light is fading fast and we have a mountain range to cross.
Just before I hop back in the car I spot a different dove in the silver tangled branches of a dead tree. Its grayish tail band and black neck ring identify it as a Eurasian collared dove. It is the last bird I get to count in New Mexico. We turn Birdie back north and travel 4 miles to Portal Road. Here we head west towards the Chiricahua Mountains and Arizona. It isn’t long before we are back on native ground.To be continued…
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This story begins with yesterday's post, Someplace Else.
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Sycamore Canyon Weather: Sunny, windy, 76 degrees Fahrenheit at 11:15 a.m. October 28, 2008 MST. Not a cloud in the sky.
19 comments:
Your world has a lot to offer. That road is "undulating" indeed!
And I know why you have no clouds - they are all in Michigan!
Kathie That road in your world is amazing.
Most interesting road as well as the other scenery.
Very nice photography and the narrative with it is compelling too. I wish you could have gotten in the gallery.
Great trip Kathie, and I love that striped road!, running like a giant ribbon through the landscape.
Nice series of pics, I especially like the road shot on the top:)
I've been on that stretch of road. My husband's mother lived in Bowie and his sister still lives in Wilcox. We have hiked up in the Chirachuas and been to old Fort Bowie.
What a wonderful shot of that road and backdrop
Thank you for the wonderful tour. This 2nd week of meme really makes us appreciate the many places that we don't usually see or ever had a chance to visit like the one you showed me in this post. Hope you get to have time to check my world too. Another great job and more to come in the coming weeks.
I love that first photo of those layered mountains and that undulating road. Nice idea...to just go because I feel like it.
Beautiful shot the first one.
Nice blue mountains add to the visual effect.
Enjoying your road trip diary. And that is one "wavy-gravy" road, for sure - hope you remembered the Gravol!!
Nice post! I've only lived in NM for 6 years, and I'm sure I've never seen the road you captured. I love the layered mountains. I KNOW I have never ever HEARD of the town!
you make me want to drive down that road!
The road in your first photo looks like an actual ribbon, stretching over the hill. Beautiful.
I'm loving this journey...
Beautiful pictures. love the mountains.
Travelherethere
Nice pictures. The first one is... WOW!
Another great post, I always stop and read historical markers, they are very interesting.
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