Dust On The Lens's Open Road and Landscape Posts

July 17, 2018

Animas River Truss Bridge NM-550 near the…

This is the Parker truss bridge that spans the Animas River over a portion of NM-550, less than 1/2 mile from the Colorado border. It is no longer used but can…

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July 14, 2018

Aztec Ruins National Monument

The Aztec Ruins National Monument preserves Ancestral Puebloan structures and is close to both the town of Aztec and the Animas River. It is about 12 miles…

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July 09, 2018

Old NM-160 Bridge

Old NM-160, over the Rio Puerco river, serves as a primary link to Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge and Bureau of Land Management lands, and a secondary…

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June 28, 2018

Tierra Amarilla, NM

Tierra Amarilla is an unincorporated community near the Carson National Forest and is the county seat of Rio Arriba County. Tierra Amarilla is Spanish for…

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June 25, 2018

The D&RGW Chili Line …

The D&RGW (Denver & Rio Grande Western) railroad was a narrow gauge line that primarily moved coal and mineral traffic. The Chili line, officially known as the…

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June 19, 2018

Highway 60 Bridge Sevilleta, NM

Old NM-60, over the Rio Puerco river, serves as a primary link to Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge and Bureau of Land Management lands, and a secondary link…

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June 18, 2018

Classical Gas Museum Embudo, NM

Embudo is about 45 miles north of Santa Fe, and about 25 miles south of Taos. The museum is on the south side of NM route 68 as you drive through town. The…

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June 06, 2018

The Very Large Array Socorro,…

Our state has long been a hotbed of scientific activity, technology and development. The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (known as VLA or simply, The Very Large…

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May 24, 2018

The Blue Swallow Motel Tucumcari, NM

The Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari is perhaps the best example we've seen of a restored, classic Route 66 motel, and as such, it deserves its own post.…

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May 22, 2018

The Motels of Route 66

A motel is a hotel designed for motorists and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles. Entering dictionaries after World War II, the word motel, coined as…

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May 16, 2018

Valley of Fires Carrizozo, NM

Four miles west of Carrizozo on NM-380, the Valley of Fires Recreation Area is located immediately adjacent to the Malpais Lava Flow. Approximately 5,000 years…

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May 11, 2018

Four Corners National Monument Teec Nos Pos, NM/AZ

The Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah meet. It is the…

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May 11, 2018

Earthship Biotecture Taos, NM

An Earthship is a type of passive solar house that is made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires, pioneered by architect Michael…

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May 01, 2018

Descansos

The custom of marking the site of a death on the highway has deep roots in the Hispanic culture of the Southwest, where these memorials are often referred to as…

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April 30, 2018

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site Tularosa, NM

The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, located on NM-54 between Carrizozo and Tularosa, is one of the few locations in the Southwest set aside solely because of…

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April 29, 2018

Trinity Atomic Bomb Site Socorro, NM

Beauty and serenity under the blue New Mexican sky. It's hard to believe that just 8 miles away, almost in the center of the above photo, at 5:29 a.m. on July…

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April 25, 2018

Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument

Three historic sites in the sparsely-populated grasslands of central NM, southeast of Albuquerque, are protected as Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, a…

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April 21, 2018

Bell UH-1D Iroquois Helicopter Vietnam Memorial, Angel Fire…

This is the Bell UH-1D Iroquois helicopter, affectionately known as the Huey. It is part of the permanent Vietnam Memorial in Angel Fire. …

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April 18, 2018

Filippe Chavez Canyon near Gonzales…

West of Gonzalez Ranch on County Road B31A, is Filippe Chavez Canyon. It begins with a steep gravel road, leading into what looks like a dormant volcano. This…

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April 04, 2018

Rio Puerco Bridge Rio…

Heading west out of Albuquerque on Route 66, travelers can enjoy a scenic descent from Nine Mile Hill into the Rio Puerco Valley, where a Parker through truss…

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