… And Sand Dunes!

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 Travel, USA 2012

Mountains, Trains…

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 →

Master, Master, Give Us A Sign

Apparently this goes back to the notorious spare poultry dumping incident of ’06… 😀 Continue reading →

The “Aztec Highland Games”

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 →

Another Shot of Mesa Verde

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

Mesa Verde

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 →

Excellent Service

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 Reviews

The Angel’s Share

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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in Travel, USA 2012

Angels and Badlands

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 →

The Jemez Mountain Trail

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

Are There More Bricks or Photos?

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 →

“Spirit Maiden”

… And here she is, now in her new home. “Spirit Maiden”, by the New Mexico sculptor Greg Gowen. This guy really does amazing things with a few bits of copper! Continue reading →

Sunday, October 21, 2012 in Travel, USA 2012