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Albuquerque BioPark Zoo October 2019

Posted on October 31, 2019 by fortquilt

Ticket Window Area: Flamingos: Ready to see apes: Looking for rhinos: Zebras: Giraffes: Elephant enclosure: Carousel: Peacocks: Raptor: Elusive Tiger: Snow Leopards: Zoo Scene: Lions lying around: Berries: A place to rest: Penguin Chill:

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Bandolier October 2019

Posted on October 31, 2019 by fortquilt

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Fall Walk Around Mariposa 2019

Posted on October 20, 2019 by fortquilt

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Taos Wool Festival 2019

Posted on October 10, 2019 by fortquilt

We attended the Taos Wool Festival last Sunday: Vendor Tents: LLamas: A Man in a Khaki Kilt: Lots of Roving, Yarn, etc.: Felted Hats and Scarves: Socks: Expensive Bison Roving: Garments Made from Felted Wool: Shetland Wool Grown in Colorado? … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Jemez Mountains – July 2019

Posted on July 6, 2019 by fortquilt

Indian Paintbrush: Prickly Pear Cactus: Unidentified: Sweet Peas: Tiny Yellow Flowers on the Far Bank of the Rio de Las Vacas Down Stream View: Woods Rose: Red Penstemmon: Green Gentian: More Sweet Peas: Lupine: View of Rio de Las Vacas … Continue reading →

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Carlsbad Caverns

Posted on May 7, 2017 by fortquilt

We visited Carlsbad Caverns the first week of May. While driving into the park where we could tour the caves, we past a small herd of Big Horn Sheep: To access the caves you have to pass through the Visitors’ … Continue reading →

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Tent Rocks

Posted on February 9, 2017 by fortquilt

On February 8, 2017, we drove about 50 miles north of our house to Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Place your cursor over the picture below and keep clicking the arrow on the right side to go through a slide … Continue reading →

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Jemez Mountains and Valles Caldera National Preserve

Posted on February 3, 2017 by fortquilt

First views of mountains: We stopped at a fishing access point: Dave inspecting the Jemez River: More views from the access point: Further on, Battleship Rock: Continuing to Valles Caldera: Lots of snow at the caldera: Panoramic picture made from … Continue reading →

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Orcas near the San Juan Islands

Posted on August 8, 2016 by fortquilt

Port Townsend, Washington: Daughter and Granddaughter waiting to board: Our whale viewing boat, the Glacier Spirit: Most passengers clung to the railing anxiously watching for whales. Whidbey Island in the background: Sparkling waters: On board was a poster showing the … Continue reading →

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