April 21, 2022
Cowboy boots on means it’s time to go to Texas… Just wanted to share my excitement about this Farmer’s Fridge in JFK Airport. The Pineapple Coconut Chia Pudding was what caught my eye. It was a great price for a fresh vegan breakfast. I’m sorry I don’t remember the exact Read more…
April 19, 2022
I was happy to get to stay in Roswell again! So much that I bought a shirt. My Motel 6… I went to all the city’s welcome signs Some souvenirs… Ready to hit the International UFO Museum and Research Center It was really well done. A lot of documents. Who Read more…
April 18, 2022
With a really big moon shining like the sun blotting out the Milky Way’s galactic core, I was only able to catch some stars briefly before the moon past the horizon. It was a bummer, but the Milky Way season is a long one… and at this early point in Read more…
I first visited Very Large Array, a National Radio Astronomy Observatory, in February of 2018. My goal in 2022 was to get better shots of the many radio telescopes at the observatory and appreciate it a bit more since my first visit I kind of went in blind. I also Read more…
I really didn’t eat a good meal until I got to Albuquerque… Such is the road sometimes. To follow, some good vegan eats, finally. First, The Acre–an eatery I hit years ago while in Albuquerque and I happened to get the same sandwich! I guess I like what I like. Read more…
I don’t mind climbing to the top of a mountain… in a car. And that is where Sandia National Scenic Byway takes you… the Sandia Crest at an altitude of over 10,000. Just a short drive from Albuquerque, New Mexico, the drive offers a view of the entire area. Fun Read more…
April 17, 2022
Momentary pause in the exploration of ruins off historic Route 66, this stop–Santa Rosa’s Blue Hole–has offered roadtrippers a retreat from the desert heat for decades. Santa Rosa’s blue hole is exactly how it sounds… it’s blue; it’s a swimming hole. A really deep hole of over 80 feet whose Read more…
Santa Rosa’s Sun ‘N Sand Motel is partially collapsed and the remaining rooms are scrapped and their doors remain wide open. Parts of the roof are caved in and at least one wall is wide open to the street. Locals are disturbed about its sad state as it has become Read more…
Part 10 of abandoned ruins along Route 66 is the almost-ghost town of Cuervo, New Mexico. I learned after I returned to New York that this place had a strange lure. 😬
Every exit of Route 66 brought new ruins to explore. A few were on my radar, but others were exciting discoveries… like this structure I am calling Old Man Wilkerson’s in the near-ghost town Newkirk. Just one of many towns that began when a rails came, but ended when the Read more…
As fate would have it, I just happened upon an abandoned church on Easter Sunday after pulling off Route 66 for some snacks at the gas station. So I went to church…
I could have stayed at this site for hours.. with a gas station, food mart, truck repair shop and large restaurant (named “Restaurant”) to peruse, it had a little something for everyone–and, though stripped and ransacked, not a ton of vandalism. It used to be Shell Truck Plaza along Route Read more…
The Heart of the Mother Road, I very much enjoyed my stay in Tucumcari, New Mexico. The whole town embraces roadtrip culture as bygone ruins stand next to thriving road establishments in a sort of living museum. Seemingly frozen in time, I was able to book my stay at a Read more…
April 16, 2022
February 22, 2018
There’s something about the last day of a trip that lights a fire under your butt. So with the sunrise, I sought to make the most of my last day in Albuquerque. And that means I start with a good breakfast. Ok, a really good breakfast! I headed to hotspot Read more…
Arts & Crafts, Beautiful Places Far Away, Eating Out, Nature, Photography, Urban Exploration, Wanderlust
It was a short walk from my hotel to breakfast at Cafe Pascal’s, right on Santa Fe Plaza–the heart of downtown. This is a popular place so centrally located, dressed to the nines in New Mexican flair, and with awesome service. I had to doorbust so as to not be Read more…
February 21, 2018
I love everything about being on the road. I get to eat everything up, using all my senses. And things are old and rundown yet ooze life. And there is weirdness, an endless supply of weirdness. Style and colors Textures Color Function Oh and this is just a motel tip Read more…
Today I heading back north from Roswell, New Mexico towards Albuquerque, I came upon these two cowboys having a squabble across Highway 285. Now, if I pulled over for everything that piqued my interest on the road, I would never get anywhere! Colors, textures, abandoned and decaying buildings, old neon Read more…
February 20, 2018
That is me hanging on to the matriarch of this family during a UFO encounter. Yes, I’m in Roswell, New Mexico. Being a fan of the strange and unusual, Roswell has been on my list of places to visit for quite some time. Well I am here now, in a Read more…
February 19, 2018
My 23rd National Park: Carlsbad Caverns. Every time I go to a new National Park I say to myself, “This is the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen.” And it’s true, at the time. But this place, this time is just… (resisting urge to deconstruct my good feelings)… I can’t Read more…
February 18, 2018
A visit to White Sands National Monument, 100 miles north of the Mexican border, had more enchanting views, more blue sky backdrop. This state is so varied in its beauty. Standing within these stark white sand dunes was a thing of fantasy. It’s like you’re on the beach, but you Read more…
My second day in New Mexico was absolutely beautiful. With a bright blue sky behind all I did, I ended the day sun-drunk and in awe, again, of this country, her land. I realized that I can hike devotedly for hours for the reward of seeing a glimpse of her Read more…
February 17, 2018
New Mexico has preserved remnants of countless ancient peoples. From the prehistoric Clovis Man to the Anasazi, ancestral Puebloans, the number of historical sites in the area is mind-blowing. One of the Anasazi, the Chaco Culture, inhabited Chaco Canyon in current day New Mexico during the 9th and 13th century. Read more…
