we love we love you so. I have returned to the Land of Enchantment, incredible vistas, watermelon mountains, dramatic clouds, stunning summer thunderstorms, and lingering sunsets that get better by the second. August in Albuquerque has been good to me; I have even higher hopes for September. Here are some recent shots from my front yard:
yes, there is plenty of cactus in NM.
On my first day back in New Mexico a few weeks ago, I went grocery shopping. I had forgotten that in Albuquerque, the stores have entire aisles devoted to salsa and green/red chile sauces. I was so tickled that I took a picture (yes, I carry my camera around in my purse for such moments). ¡Buen Provecho!
some reasons why Idaho is one of the greatest states in the Union:
half of the fam-bam enjoying the river bank.
So we took the long way home on this road, called the French Grade. It was built in the 1930s by the CCC and is a series of switchbacks ascending out of the Salmon river valley. Lots of hairpin turns like this one:
And then a DAY after watching "Into the Wild" we happen upon an abandoned bus. Just a little too coincidental. I'm glad we weren't in Alaska (although I still really wanna go someday).
