Greetings from San Cristobal, NM. This week Arroyo Blanco, Abiquiu. Some abstract balloon images from the Taos Mountain Balloon Rally last weekend, and our Moon and Jupiter over northern New Mexico.
After two weeks of photo tours in the area with Harlan I’m finally going through images of some of the places we visited.
We visited Abiquiu and Arroyo Blanco, twice. We couldn’t get enough of it in the beautiful autumn light.
The strangely wonderful moonscape landscape in the “white arroyo”.
On our second trip to Abiquiu we made a short detour to La Madera for this scene. It has always fascinated me.
On the last day of touring we went to Taos Mountain Balloon Rally. A few balloons lifted off but winds were higher than anticipated so we photographed them on the ground instead. Shadowy figures zip up the envelope as it’s inflated.
In the words of actor/author David Niven, “the moon’s a balloon”.
To cap off the week the moon met up with the planet Jupiter. Eerie enough for Hallooween. Jupiter is closest to earth during all of 2023 tonight.
As always, thanks for looking. G
10 thoughts on “Arroyo Blanco, Balloons, Moon, Jupiter. 11-01-2023”
very cool. THANKS
Thank you, Ron. G
I have family in the ABQ and Taos areas and have visited many times over the years. Your beautiful photos always make me feel closer to them and I am grateful for that.
I really appreciate that, Lori. Thank you so much. G
At Abiqui is the blanca soil from volcanic ash?
The black velvet hosting La Luna y El Jupiter is dramatic and beautiful.
Your photos of the balloons is unique. I especially enjoyed seeing the modern-day Wizard Behind-the-Curtain from the Wizard of Oz!
I think the geological make up of the whole area is related to the volcanic activity. It was a fun week of image making. Thanks so much, Joy. G
I was unaware of the white arroyo, so thank you for the education.
You must go if you make it back this way. Thank you, Jim. G
Magic as always and cheered me up Thankyou.
You capture the artistry of moon and sky’s perfectly.
Enjoyed the ballon shots. You manage to find a new perspective.
Visiting places numerous times inspire me to look for new angles and subject matter. I’m glad you like the images and I’m happy to hear they cheered you up.
I hope you are well. Thanks Alison. G