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Highway 161 WestboundI'm having blogger software problems folks so the images and copy are not in the order intended. Gave it four tries and gave up. |
Sunday, June 03, 2012
Land Grant Country
Even the smallest settlements in northern New Mexico boast a
Catholic church. Shown here are the
adobe churches in Golondrinas and Watrous. Services are offered every few weeks when a
circuit riding priest passes through. This
is Spanish land grant country where nearly everybody descends from the
Conquistadors and Los Archuletas, Medinas, Gallegos, Torres and Cordovas seem
to populate every community.
Not far from Watrous grasslands roll toward the Sangre de
Cristos and the land heaves up to 13,000 feet at its highest point. State
Road 161 winds through fertile pasture land past alpine lakes and tiny villages
before joining Highway 518 and its abrupt ascent near Holman.
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2 comments:
The Golondrinas church photograph is rich - full of yearning. It lets one's imagination run wild. The highway to infinity also beckons. A lovely spread, Steve.
Thanks Daryl. I was having real composition issues with this one. the new iteration of blogger is giving me fits.
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