Tag : Route 66
A late summer day on Route 66 near Budville, New Mexico. Two lane blacktop. A man, a camera, and a car. The simple pleasures of the open road. Tracing the old Route 66 between Albuquerque and Grants, New Mexico is indeed one of life’s simple pleasures. Sleepy towns, Native American pueblos, and a history as [...]
You see them grazing on public lands that surround Albuquerque. Indeed, they are one of the most significant reminders of the cowboy and ranching heritage of New Mexico. The wild horses that have survived on the New Mexican range are a genetic and historic remnant of the Old West. The characteristics that were important in [...]
This photo shows cattle grazing on a field adjacent to the Old Route 66 near Acoma (Sky City), New Mexico. This was captured just after a storm as the cloud cover was quickly receding, revealing beautiful afternoon light. Acoma is home to Acoma Pueblo (Sky City), the oldest continually inhabited city in the United States. [...]
