New Mexico

Dec 1, 2009 cstravelblogdot Leave a comment

Sante Fe, Los Alamos, Gallup and the other Las Vegas

One region of the US that I would love to get back to some day is New Mexico. My first and only visit came in late 2009 as part of a visit that also included sections of eastern Arizona. New Mexico is unique both visually and culturally, and has a tremendous amount to offer tourists.

The Georgia O’Keefe Museum
Santa Fe Plaza
La Fonda Hotel Santa Fe NM
The Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe NM
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Santa Fe NM

Los Alamos was kind of a disappointment in that we discovered the famous laboratories are not open the public. The Bradbury museum does provide a lot of historical info about the Manhattan Project as well as current scientific research underway. The drive out to it is beautiful.

For me, Bandelier National Monument, a ruin of a Pueblo cliff dwelling settlement was one of the highlights of this holiday.

Bandelier National Monument
Bandelier National Monument
Bandelier National Monument
Bandelier National Monument
Bandelier National Monument

Adventures of a Vision Impaired Traveller

Paddling 9 Mile Pond in Everglades National Park

Plaza de España in Seville Spain

Late afternoon view of the Three Mittens in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.

Fort Henry Ontario

A view of Buckingham Palace during the changing of the guard.

a morning view of Tufa formations in Mono Lake California

A morning view the Golden Gate Bridge

Gazing out over the Lilly Pads at Point Pelee National Park’s wetlands

Panorama of the Sunken Garden shot in between all day showers

A view of lower Manhattan from high atop the Empire State Building

Shot of the reflecting pond in the ruins of Hadrian’s Villa, located just outside of Rome

Panoramic view of the Hotel Del and its cottages.

Panorama of the Ottawa River at sunset

Looking back at the St. Louis Cathedral, Presbytere and Cabildo in Jackson Sq., New Orleans

My friends and I watched Suicide Squad at the Sunset Drive In just outside San Luis Obispo.

The Bixby Bridge

Niagara Falls at Dusk

Fall colours amid a view of downtown Montréal Mount Royal Park

Fall colours at Webster’s Falls Ontario

Looking up at mountain top town of Ronda’s famous bridge

One of my last pictures of central Paris taken from the Tour Montparnasse

Panorama of Lake Como: This view of the Lake Como coastline was taken during a short cruise that stopped at several towns along the way.

Chilling out amidst the hustle and bustle of Rome’s Spanish Steps shopping district.

A view of the small theatre in the ruins of Pompeii, taken while on an afternoon tour.

Afternoon view of the Grand Canyon

A view of lower Manhattan on a very cold day