Tag : Route 66

Photo: An old shack seen on Route 66, New Mexico near Acoma. As a photographer, I could not ask for a better day than the one that yielded this shot. I was tracing the Old Route 66 between Grants and Albuqueruqe, New Mexico about five years ago, looking for photogenic settings. A rainstorm formed quickly, [...]

Route 66, Truck Graveyard, Bernalillo, New Mexico. Photo by Donald Peterson. I captured this photo of an old truck graveyard (or junkyard) along old Route 66 as it passes through Bernalillo, New Mexico. It was taken at dusk as the setting sun added a warm glow to the scene. I stopped my car on the [...]

Route 66, New Mexico, near Acoma, Sky City. This is what draws me to New Mexico. The light and land. They form a perfect union. The land has a quiet. consistent beauty that gently unfolds before you. The light is like a spicy serrano chile, adding color and heat to this modest land. New Mexico [...]