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Day 11
Up at dawn to try and get golden hour light on the dunes – they are in shadow themselves in the evening. Lodge has world’s most powerful tap in world’s smallest basin. Oh well…
Irish contingent dressed in balaclava got it right – photography OK but it was bloody cold! However it does have to be admitted that walking on sand-dunes at 8,000 ft is not ideal exercise for an overweight bloke with dodgy knees.
Boring drive down to Taos, but the town and especially the Indian Pueblo really make up for it. The Pueblo is still lived in, but they also allow visitors and photography for personal use.
Nice dinner at Taos’ posh fine dining restaurant.
Note re Fonda Hotel Taos – to double size of room simply remove 4 super-sized leopard print cushions and 6 spare pillows!
Photography 8/10
Food 8/10
Large animal count 26 (by 10 am)
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Posted in Travel, USA 2012
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Day 10 Drove East from Durango through the Rockies. Another almost 11,000 ft pass, but roads not as interesting as yesterday . At coffee stop we were almost forced to purchase two enormous slices of pie, of which more later. Continue reading →
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 in
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USA 2012
Day 9 A very pretty steam train runs from Durango up to the mountain mining town of Silverton, 50 miles and 3,000 vertical feet away. You can spend a pleasant day on the return train trip, but the problem is Continue reading →
Apparently this goes back to the notorious spare poultry dumping incident of ’06… 😀 Continue reading →
Day 8 Spent the morning wandering around Durango, then set off for Aztec, 30 miles south, which hosts what must be the world’s most unlikely Highland games. Spent the afternoon watching very large Americans with some Celtic heritage throwing tree Continue reading →
Just in case you can’t picture Mesa Verde, here’s a more traditional shot of Cliff Palace, with Frances behind the lens this time! Continue reading →
Monday, October 29, 2012 in
Travel,
USA 2012
Day 6 We started today with a visit to Shiprock, basically a big lump of rock jutting up out of the plain. This is sacred to the Navajo, and can look very dramatic in the right light, but was a Continue reading →
I’d just like to put in a word for www.mrmemory.co.uk. I ordered a RAM upgrade for my Alienware laptop at 5.30pm yesterday. It arrived, exactly as described, in the Saturday morning post! Highly recommended. Now about those 5 virtual machines Continue reading →
Saturday, October 27, 2012 in
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Day 5 We had an early start today – up at 5.30 and a 50 mile drive to get to the “Bisti Badlands” for dawn. This was initially a bit disappointing, but then we bit the bullet and followed Martres’ Continue reading →
Day 4 We moved North West from Albuquerque, via the Jemez Mountain Trail, a very pretty mountain road providing an excellent alternative to just sitting on a very boring dual carriageway. As usual, Laurent Martes’ recommendations of what to photograph Continue reading →
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 in
Travel,
USA 2012
Recently on The Online Photographer, I saw that in 1976 a leading commentator on photography asserted that “the world now contains more photographs than bricks.” While I hate to be contrary (no I don’t! :)), I’m not convinced that the Continue reading →
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