All posts tagged: New Mexico

White Sands in B&W

White Sands National Monument in New Mexico is really a paradise for the photographer. I only wish I had stayed for few extra days to cover these beautiful sand dunes. I converted some of the color images to B&W using NIK Silver Efex software.

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White Sands National Monument

White Sands National Monument in Southern New Mexico near the Town of Alamogordo is a truly unique place to see. The fantastic white sands (gypsum), exotic-looking yucca and the shape of sand dunes really present unlimited opportunities to photograph, especially during late afternoon and early morning […]

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Bandelier National Monument

In addition to touring Tent Rocks, we also visited Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos while staying in Santa Fe last week. Like Mesa Verde we visited earlier, Bandelier is also the ruins of ancestral pueblo people. We took the main loop trail to see and […]

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Tent Rocks

Tent Rocks with official name of Kasha Katume (White Cliffs) Tent Rocks National Monument is located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe near Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico. We visited this park while staying in Santa Fe last week and hiked a 1.2 mile Cave Loop trail […]

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The High Road To Taos

It’s a beautiful drive from Santa Fe to Taos: We took a detour to Chimayo village and visit Santuatrio de Chimayo Chapel, built in 1813-1816. We finish our day trip by stopping at Eagle Nest Lake at sunset

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Shiprock of Navajo in New Mexico

Shiprock near Farmington, New Mexico is a legendary and sacred symbol for the Navajo Nation. It means the Rock With Wings towering 1,700 feet above the valley floor and can be seen miles and miles away. There are so many ways at different times of […]

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