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Fri, 08-Jan-2016Tue, 02-Feb-2016

Painted Rock Petroglyphs, AZ

16-01-08 Painted Rock Petroglyph Site -002 — This was a surprise to see some many Petroglyphs.

16-01-08 Painted Rock Petroglyph Site -003 Pam — They have been trying to figure out all of the meanings.

16-01-08 Painted Rock Petroglyph Site -005 — They have been trying to figure out all of the meanings.

Thu, 07-Jan-2016Fri, 23-Sep-2016

Organ Pipe National Monument, AZ

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -002 — Sunrise with moon and Venus

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -004 — What a way to start the day!

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -005 Henry — This is our home – weather is predicting some rain storms so we snagged this site with the Ramada.

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -006 — Reflections from the overnight rain.

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -010 — Really fun to experience the morning changes.

16-01-07 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -006 Henry — On the hiking trail to Lost Cabin — found but lost agian.

16-01-07 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -009 — See how these Chollas jump!

16-01-07 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -005 — Old wheel near the Victoria Mine

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -028 Henry Pam — There is a bull on the rock face behind us – a nice steep climb to this point.

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -030 — But it is worth it for the views towards Mexico!

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -029 Henry — Awesome to be able to just relax and enjoy the day.

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -013 — This is the view from near the Rancher’s Line Camp.

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -016 — And looking the other direction is The Border…and The Fence.

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -019 — Look how it runs as far as the eye can see straight up the distant hill.

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -015 — The old Wangler’s Line Camp building.

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -021 — Let’s ‘off road’ Motor — with amphibious Mini!

16-01-06 Organ Pipe Cactus NM -032 — Another incredible sunset in the Arizona desert.

Sat, 02-Jan-2016Mon, 04-Jan-2016

Catalina State Park

16-01-02 Catalina State Park -001 Henry — We headed to Catalina for the First Saturday Music in the Park series. We got there early enough to enjoy a hike.

16-01-02 Catalina State Park -003 — The 50-Year Trail goes along a ridge with lots of great views.

16-01-02 Catalina State Park -005 — The saguaros here seem to have more arms than other areas – are they older or a different variety?

16-01-02 Catalina State Park -007 Pam — Warm today – well down right hot with no shade! We had short sleeve on under the sun shirts.

16-01-02 Catalina State Park -010 — Very picturesque down by the river. We enjoyed an hour or so of the concert with some fresh popcorn and the incredible mountain views! The drive home was an ever changing variety of colors of sunset to twilight. Very peaceful.

We were here last December for a concert in the park also. That blog posting is http://tealsky.com/2014/12/06/catalina-state-park/

Thu, 31-Dec-2015Mon, 04-Jan-2016

Tumacacori National Historic Site and Anza Trail

15-12-31 Tumacacori NHP -001 — The Mission is on the Juan Batista de Anza National Historic Trail – we had visited here last year but did not hike any of the trail. This year after our trip to Tubac and hiking some of the trail there, we focused on this part of the history.

15-12-31 Tumacacori NHP -002 — Such a beautiful detail against a pure blue sky.

15-12-31 Tumacacori NHP -004 — The Anza trail is between here and the mountains. It enters the USA just south of here around Nogales and goes all the way to San Francisco as he set up the Mission there. There is an Anza Borrega State Park South of Pam Springs we visited.

15-12-31 Tumacacori NHP -003 — Another view with an interesting sky against the Tumacacori mountains.

15-12-31 Juan Bautista de Anza NHT -007 — I did not know the origins of the name Arizona! The good oak tree is hard to find.

15-12-31 Juan Bautista de Anza NHT -001 Pam — Here is the section of the Anza trail behind the Mission’s orchard.

15-12-31 Juan Bautista de Anza NHT -002 — A large flood plain as the river changes depending on the water flow.

15-12-31 Juan Bautista de Anza NHT -003 — We chose this spot to have our picnic lunch. The water is moving quite rapidly and we watched the sandy bottom shift its ripples.

15-12-31 Juan Bautista de Anza NHT -004 — These riparian ways are really known for their birding opportunities. We hear a lot of different songs but they are hard to capture with our camera – however this lovely one kept us company during our rest. A huge flock of raven circled overhead making quite a racket – wonder what all that was about!

Here is the blog posting from our visit last year

http://tealsky.com/2014/12/29/tumacacori-national-historic-site/

and from Anza Borrega State Park http://tealsky.com/2011/01/20/anza-borrego/

Wed, 09-Dec-2015Tue, 29-Dec-2015

White Sands, New Mexico

15-12-08 White Sands NM -001 — Gorgeous Panorama of beautiful White Sands National Monument.

15-12-08 White Sands NM -002 — The undulating and shadowing was very picturesque.

15-12-08 White Sands NM -004 Pam — We hiked 6-miles or so and enjoyed the rippling pattern on the dunes.

15-12-08 White Sands NM -006 — An Angle of Repose…

15-12-08 White Sands NM -010 — So sculptural! This reminded us of a Henry Moore Reclining Figure.

15-12-08 White Sands NM -011 — A Minion has landed. Always on the lookout for UFO’s in NM – ha!

15-12-08 White Sands NM -013 Pam — From one Minion to Another: Thinking of my great nephew and wishing him a very Happy Birthday!

15-12-08 White Sands NM -014 — More Aliens on the horizon.

15-12-08 White Sands Missle Range -002 Henry — A full criminal back ground check allowed us access to the White Sand Missle Range museum – can you see our campsite in the distant mountains?

15-12-08 White Sands Missle Range -003 Pam — Can you just catapult this into the air? They also had a V2 rocket inside of a building with explanations – building on some of the knowledge we gained in Los Alamos.

15-12-08 White Sands Missle Range -004 — A gorgeous sky. It was fun to photograph the Final Frontier.

Tue, 08-Dec-2015Tue, 29-Dec-2015

Organ Mountains, New Mexico

15-12-09 Aguirre CG Henry -001 Henry — We motored South with a stop at Bosque De Apache NWS for lunch with the cranes before setting up this campsite east of Las Cruces.

15-12-08 Aguirre CG -006 Henry — Wine O’clock with a sunset view!

15-12-08 Aguirre CG -005 — A picturesque plateau for our tent that overlooks the White Sands in the distance.

15-12-09 Aguirre CG Sunset -002 — A morning sunrise – we were three nights/mornings in this camp.

15-12-08 Aguirre CG -001 — Morning sunrise – I’m Photographer while Barista is fixing the java.

15-12-09 Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks NM -001 — Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument, the hike to the historic camp from the visitor center.

15-12-09 Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks NM -002 — Some rugged and beautiful country. Our camp is on the other side of these Organ Mountains. We also explored the museum in Las Cruces to see the Permian Seacoast fossil castings from Prehistoric Trackways National Monument.

Mon, 07-Dec-2015Tue, 29-Dec-2015

Northern New Mexico

15-12-05 Los Alamos Mark's remodel Pam Henry — What a way to start our trip! We met up with Henry’s college buddy in Las Alamos to help with some remodeling. We did explore some of LA and spent the night reminiscing by the wood stove.

15-12-06 Valles Caldera Nat Preserve -002 Henry — A peaceful morning hike at Valles Caldera – a new addition to the National Park System as a Preserve from a ranch.

15-12-06 Bandelier NM -003 Pam — Bandelier National Monument on a gorgeous winter afternoon

15-12-06 Bandelier NM -004 — A family of deer joined us on the hike – the littlest one the most curious.

15-12-07 Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks NM -001 — After a very welcoming night in Santa Fe with an nice dinner and morning frittata, we stopped for a hike at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.

15-12-07 Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks NM -005 — The rock formations were very fascinating.

15-12-07 Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks NM -007 — The Slot Canyons were a great place to greet the morning sun.

Fri, 25-Sep-2015Tue, 05-Jan-2021

Hiking the Lakes at Grand Teton NP

15-09 Grand Teton NP -111 - Taggart & Bradley Lakes — The hike to Taggart Lake – Friday afternoon after cheering up Jim in the morning – was short by all the previous hikes. We were not very energetic but it felt good to have a destination on what felt like a beautiful summer day.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -105 - Taggart & Bradley Lakes — The high temp today was 84 degrees with those fluffy summer clouds really fun to laze around and watch.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -107 - Taggart & Bradley Lakes — We continued on the trail to Bradley Lake which looked the same but different. There was only one other quiet couple sharing this lake with us.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -102 - Henry Menors Ferry Snake River — Earlier at Snake River by the Menors Ferry for lunch rock.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -112 - Proghorn Antelope Flats — A pronghorn in Antelope Flats. Apparently there have never been antelope in N. America so this valley was mis-named and should have been called Pronghorn Flats. We came here in the morning for coffee and breakfast – we saw a herd of buffalo through the binoculars as well as a few deer.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -119 - Moonrise Mormon Row — Full moon rising at Mormon Row – the barn is being re-roofed so we looked for other creative shots that Ansel Adams would have appreciated.. The moon has been so bright this week – it has been shining on us like a friend.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -115 - Henry Jackson, WY — Saturday we spent the day in Jackson, WY.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -120 - Sunrise Grand Teton — Sunday morning we woke to much weather personality and wondered if our luck had run out. This is the sunrise view from the car as we enjoyed our coffee and breakfast.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -121 - Moose Visitor Center — We saw this Moose a lot at the Moose Visitor Center. The weather forecast didn’t seem too bad – and we had Joan’s dinner to look forward to – their company and the lunar eclipse – so decided that of course we would stay!

15-09 Grand Teton NP -130 - String Lake — We started hiking String Lake at the String Lake Picnic Area. It was calm and nicely a bit cooler as we were tiring of the hot days. Incredible reflections.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -122 - Leigh Lake — String Lake in Autumn splendor.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -129 - Pam Leigh Lake — We went on to Leigh lake and enjoyed the tranquility of having the entire lake to ourselves!

15-09 Grand Teton NP -128 - Henry Leigh Lake — It was mostly cloudy with some sunshine – quick take the picture – and some very gentle rain drops to keep a quiet serenity around us.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -132 - String Lake — Kayakers adding a new dimension to the shadows of the reflections of String Lake.

15-09 Grand Teton NP -135 - Full Moon Setting Antelope Flats — We watched the super moon lunar eclipse Sunday night peak in and out of clouds, while comfortably appointed in J&J’s RV with an amazing cordon bleu variation for dinner. This was the moon on our early morning departure the next morning – our lasting memory of our experience in the Tetons.