And Along Came A Spider

We took a little road trip photographing New Mexico ghost towns and found this beautiful female cat face spider devouring a fly. Very, very impressive! For the whole thing CLICK ME.

Windmill

As we explored some of the high desert on the outskirts of Santa Fe, we found this windmill (and a lot of others) standing out against the billowing clouds of the New Mexico sky..... beautiful!!

Roasting Chiles

Now here is what you do in Santa Fe this time of year. You roast chiles and devour them. This is a photo of Trixi's chiles sizzling on our patio. They were delicious..

San Miguel Chapel

San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is said to be the oldest standing church structure in the US.

A lot of history here... Santa Fe was founded in 1610 and is currently gearing up for a 15 month 400th anniversary celebration. Quite a place. (Click for full size image)

We took a little walk in Santa Fe today along Canyon Road. It is also known as gallery road. This is what greets you as your turn onto Canyon Road. It gives a whole new meaning to "losing face"... Bad pun.

Santa Fe Lightning

Trixi shot this one from out our Motor-Home window. A lightning strike in an RV Resort is quite a site, especially when you are staying there..... EEEEEEE-HAAAAAA....

Spanish Market

Once a year Santa Fe hosts the "Spanish Market". It gives festive a whole new meaning. This is a mariachi band. It was a wonderful day enjoying the fiesta!! CLICK FOR HIGH RES VIDEO
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Native American Market Place

Seven days a week there is an Indian Market Place in downtown Santa Fe. There are multiple tribes represented selling their hand-made art. Pretty impressive. They have to draw lottery numbers at 8 every morning to get a spot. Some win, some don't. Anyway, here is a quick shot of what it looks like.

Santa Fe Mall

We've been spending quite a bit of time shooting downtown Santa Fe as part of our project. This view of the Mall was beautiful. Keep in mind I HATE malls and for me do like one it has to be pretty special. (Click photo for larger view)

Cooking Class

OK.... We're in Santa Fe. Trixi discovered the Santa Fe School of Cooking. She took a class today. Still another reason to love this wonderful woman. I just can't wait. This is a photo of what she learned to make today. I rest my case, there is a God!!

My favorite indian

We made the trek to Santa Fe New Mexico and we love this place. We did a little tour of some of the galleries. This is a photo of a life size bronze of an American Indian. Fantastic!! The color, the detail and the texture were so lifelike. This guy looks like he is ready for business.

Gallup NM

Well after 7 beautiful days in Sedona Arizona (with no internet so no blog entries) we have arrived in Gallup New Mexico and the drive was spectacular. We will be staying here for a night and then on to Santa Fe. As usual, Trixi did the driving and I carefully navigated... The drive from Sedona to Flagstaff up Hwy 89A was a gas... we loved it. As you can tell from the video we listened to an audio-book along the way which made the time fly!

Mr. Fix-It

We have been getting ready for our next assignment on the road. There we were, ready to go and wouldn't you know it, the internet satellite dish went south. (It's supposed to point south, not go south). It would not contact the satellite, the GPS was toast and worst of all, it would not come down. Driving somewhere with that large sail on the top is not an option. So here I am fixing it. I have a headset on talking to tech support as I changed the upper control board. After I baked in the sun for a while it finally was back up and running. Trixi had a great time taking videos of the rooftop techno guru...

The Chicken Ranch

We decided that no trip to Pahrump Nevada was complete without driving by one of the few remaining lawful brothels in the United States. It is called "The Chicken Ranch". We didn't see any chickens but we did see one patron greeted by a chick at the door. Very colorful! (Click picture for larger image)

Wagons HO!

It's hot and dusty here in many places but near the Furnace Creek Golf Course we found a lot of history snuggled up against palm trees and green grass. This old horse drawn wagon is a great example of the collision between today and yesterday. There is such beauty here against the bluest skies you have EVER seen. (Click Photo For Full Size Version)

Gonna Get Hot

Oh yes.... There IS a reason they call it "Death Valley"...

Golden Canyon From Zabriskie Point

An unbelievable view from Zabriskie Point looking down Golden Canyon. Click Photo for 7 minute Death Valley Movie.

Hot

You think it's hot here? Where'd you get your first clue. Wait until summer when it REALLY gets hot.

Road To Death Valley

It is not hard to imagine that this area was once covered by a large magnificent lake called Lake Manly. Being there is truly amazing. Click the image for full size photo. Click HERE for more information about Lake Manly.

Solar Panels

We were treated to a tour of the Solar Farm here at Death Valley.  It produces about 1 million watts of electrical energy at peak capacity, and peak capacity happens a lot here in the land of the sun.  It was fascinating and the technology shows great promise.  The magic of death valley continues.  Click the photo for the full size version.