Arizona & New Mexico 2026 |
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In May 20263 daughter Teri and I enjoyed a 13-day trip to Arizona and New Mexico. Since there are so many photos, they are on this separate page, while the written report appears here. Report non-working links here. The text version DOES include the usual extra large thumbnails, which open a full size picture when you click on them. There are virtually no duplicates below. Photos by Teri and Dick. --Dick Estel, May 2026 |
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| On the road to Sedona AZ | Red rock in the Sedona area | The gateway to Sedona |
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| Teri and Dick on the Bell Rock Pathway | Train in the Verde River Canyon | Verde Canyon cliffs |
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| The train ride included a hefty snack | Foxglove along the rail line | The Verde River |
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| Prickly poppies | Visitors marvel at Montezuma's Castle | A less well-preserved cliff dwelling |
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| Ship Rock in northwestern New Mexico | Pueblo construction at Salmon Ruins near Farmington | Oven, or as the sign says "horno" |
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| The well-preserved Aztec Ruins National Monument | More at the Aztec Ruins | A reconstructed building and kiva in front |
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| We were intrigued by New Mexico's chile license plates | Mural in downtown Farmington | Low rider tricycle in Farmington Museum |
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| Aspens and evergreens from US 64 | A
small subset of my readers will know why I call this the Commodore Highway |
A grove of aspens |
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| Looking back at the road that took us up and up | Evergreens and artifacts along US 64 | The front of our suite in Taos |
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| A huge quartz crystal in a Taos shop | Rocks
and high desert vegetation along the Rio Grande Gorge |
The local cactus had the longest spines I had ever seen |
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| Cliff above the gorge | Maybe a pincushion cactus | Lots of big, rugged boulders |
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| The story of San Jose de Gracia Church | The rest of the story | The church |
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| View from the High Road to Taos | Ollie's out there with Monica somewhere | A tranquil section of the Rio Grande |
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| White flowers on a low shrub | The most common cactus blossom color | The lone red blossoms on our Rio Grande Gorge hike |
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| Still another cactus blossom color | We call this desert, but it's covered with growth | Common
sense and my daughter told me to stay off these steps |
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| It this doesn't whet your appetite, nothing will | ||
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All photos copyright © 2026 by Dick Estel and other credited photographers. Permission granted for personal use only; commercial use prohibited. |
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