San José de Gracia de Las Trampas, NM
San José de Gracia de Las Trampas, NM. Yesterday on a photo tour on the High Road to Taos the light was stunning in the mountains, Spanish villages, hamlets and in particular, on this old adobe church. High above the Taos valley in the slightly cooler temperatures, the air was free and clear of the waffling fire smoke we’ve seen in Taos for the last few weeks. A popular spot and photo op on the High Road, the church of San José de Gracia, built between 1760 and 1776, is one of the least-altered examples of a Spanish Colonial Pueblo mission church. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970. Thanks for looking. G
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Avanyu, Sea Serpent Petroglyph
Avanyu, sea serpent petroglyph along the Rio Grande. Revisited this a few weeks ago and I still get a thrill every time I see it. Here’s the color image from 2012 which appears in my last book, Rio Grande del Norte: An Intimate Portrait.
Quarai Ruins, NM
Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England
The Cellarium at Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire in the north of England. Flash back to October, 2013. “Fountains Abbey near Ripon, was founded in 1132 by 13 Benedictine Monks. It became one of the largest, richest and the most influential Cistercian abbeys in Britain.” Read more here on the BBC
Here’s another view of the “Cellarium”
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