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Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument on Foot

Posted on January 7, 2021, 6:45 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Days 5,6,7 Although I could always look for more, I needed just one image of Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument with autumn foliage, and being reasonably confident with the one I made, I could now turn to locations that had eluded me during my previous trip. Instead of roadside photography, they would require short […]
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Steps behind the image: Orilla Verde Autumn

Posted on December 25, 2020, 8:54 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
To those who celebrate the occasion, Merry Christmas! Day 5 After driving 350 miles straight from Las Cruces save for a gas stop, I breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing bright yellow spots dotting the Rio Grande River gorge. Shortly past the village of Pilar, NM-570 follows the river banks inside the gorge as […]
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Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument in Winter

Posted on January 16, 2020, 11:37 pm, by QT Luong, under Locations.
Many of the large national monuments I have written about during the last two years have one thing in common: they are quite undeveloped. By contrast, although it was proclaimed in 2013, Rio Grande Del Norte National Monument near Taos, New Mexico, already sports facilities close to those found at a national park: visitor centers, […]
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