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The Eye of the Sandias
Easter weekend, we decided to hike to the Eye of the Sandias. After living here for 26 years, it was about time to see a local legend. We had rough directions and a GPS waypoint for our destination. A couple of miles each way, it would be a piece of cake. The Eye of the [...]
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The Story of New Mexico: The San Jose Badlands
A couple of weekends ago, we hiked the San Jose Badlands. The occasion was our seventh tour with the Story of New Mexico, a program offered by the Department of Continuing Education at the University of New Mexico (UNM). The San Jose Badlands are located approximately two hours from Albuquerque in northwestern New Mexico (in [...]
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The Bisti Badlands
Recently we hiked the Bisti Badlands. The occasion was a tour with the New Mexico Outdoor Photography Meetup. Bisti (pronounced Bis-tie) is a Navajo word, which translates as “a large area of shale hills.” It is part of the 41,170 acre area known as the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness and is managed by the Bureau of Land [...]
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The Story of New Mexico: Las Ventanitas Ridge (El Malpais)
A couple of weekends ago, we hiked the Las Ventanitas Ridge in the El Malpais National Conservation Area. The occasion was another tour with the Story of New Mexico, a program offered by the Department of Continuing Education at the University of New Mexico (UNM). El Malpais (pronounced el-mal-pie-EES) means “the badlands” in Spanish. It [...]
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Only in New Mexico
No matter where we live, we encounter oddities and eccentricities unique to our culture. We shake our heads, smile or shudder, and think to ourselves “only in [place name].” Here is something I witnessed recently, which definitely fits the bill. It was a sunny, Friday afternoon. I was on my way home from work and [...]
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The Story of New Mexico: The Ojito Badlands
Last November, we visited the Ojito Badlands. The occasion was another tour with the Story of New Mexico, a program offered by the Department of Continuing Education at the University of New Mexico (UNM). The Ojito Badlands are located approximately one-and-a-half hours from Albuquerque in northwestern New Mexico (in Sandoval County) southwest of the village [...]
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The Story of New Mexico: The Mesa de Cuba Badlands
Last November, we visited the Mesa de Cuba Badlands. The occasion was another tour with the Story of New Mexico, a program offered by the Department of Continuing Education at the University of New Mexico (UNM). The Mesa de Cuba Badlands are located approximately two hours from Albuquerque in northwestern New Mexico (in Sandoval County) [...]
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Badlands and Hoodoos
After our last post on the Ah-She-Sli-Pah Badlands, it occurred to us that many people may not know what the terms badlands and hoodoos mean. They are common terms here in the Southwestern US, but may not be common elsewhere. Badlands are a type of terrain which is typically unusable due to aridness, barrenness, and [...]
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The Story of New Mexico: The Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Badlands
Last September, we visited the Ah-Shi-Sle-Pa Badlands. The occasion was a tour with the Story of New Mexico, a program offered by the Department of Continuing Education at the University of New Mexico (UNM). The Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Badlands are located approximately two-and-a-half hours from Albuquerque in northwestern New Mexico (in San Juan County between Chaco Canyon [...]
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Introducing the Story of New Mexico
New Mexico is known as the Land of Enchantment for a reason. It has spectacular scenery, amazing history, and a fascinating blend of cultures. We are also blessed with a reasonable climate, extremely low humidity, and amazing skies. Together these attributes provide photographic opportunities that have to be seen to be believed. Our family has [...]
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