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- Día 4
- sábado, 18 de mayo de 2024, 13:08
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitud: 5.492 p
Estados UnidosPaulcell Place34°56’41” N 109°46’35” W
Ancient graffiti
18 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
These petroglyphs have been carved on the rocks here from about 2000 years ago, until about 600 years ago. Added to by successive generations. They're a mix of animals, humans and geometric patterns.
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- Día 4
- sábado, 18 de mayo de 2024, 13:35
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitud: 5.630 p
- Estados UnidosBillings Gap34°56’22” N 109°45’23” W
Alien landscapes
18 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Some more panoramic views of the badlands and painted desert within the Petrafied Forest National Park. Such a hostile place, not like earth at all.
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- Día 4
- sábado, 18 de mayo de 2024, 17:27
- 🌬 79 °F
- Altitud: 6.165 p
- Estados UnidosBegay Well35°20’17” N 109°3’60” W
How the west was won
18 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌬 79 °F
There are endless freight trains running both east and west through the desert,many of them, like this one, over a mile long. I caught it in video to give a sense of the scale.
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- Día 4
- sábado, 18 de mayo de 2024, 18:55
- ☀️ 72 °F
- Altitud: 6.939 p
- Estados UnidosSixmile Canyon35°28’18” N 108°27’39” W
Camping in New Mexico
18 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
We're camping tonight in six mile canyon, in the Cibola National Forest and Grasslands.
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- Día 5
- domingo, 19 de mayo de 2024, 10:13
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitud: 5.115 p
- Estados UnidosSouth San Antonio Arroyo35°8’10” N 106°42’52” W
Climbing Boca Negra
19 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We've arrived in Alberqueque, home of Breaking Bad. My uncle from Ireland happens to be visiting a more distant cousin of ours here this week. So if it works out and they aren't elsewhere, we're goingLeer más
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- Día 5
- domingo, 19 de mayo de 2024, 12:34
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitud: 5.528 p
- Estados UnidosThomas 2 Water Well35°7’34” N 106°32’13” W
Looking for Heisenberg
19 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
James and I drove around Alberqueque this afternoon looking at some of the filming locations for Breaking Bad
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- Día 5
- domingo, 19 de mayo de 2024, 17:49
- ☀️ 90 °F
- Altitud: 4.610 p
- Estados UnidosSan Antonio33°55’2” N 106°52’33” W
Didn't get to see Uncle Felix
19 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
We finally connected, but sadly they had gone up to Los Alamos. Bummer that it didn't work out, but that's the way it goes.
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- Día 5
- domingo, 19 de mayo de 2024, 20:32
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: 6.453 p
- Estados UnidosRock House Spring33°24’5” N 105°53’3” W
Wild, wild horses
19 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
We're camping in the Lincoln National Forest, at Three Rivers. We arrived just before sunset, got distracted by some wild horses nearby and now we're cooking and putting up our tents in the dark.
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- Día 6
- lunes, 20 de mayo de 2024, 4:45
- 🌙 55 °F
- Altitud: 6.453 p
- Estados UnidosRock House Spring33°24’5” N 105°53’2” W
Under the stars
20 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
The moon didn't set until about 4am here, so I got up early to try to take a picture of the Milky Way. I knew it would be visible and wow it is spectacular. My picture does not capture reality at all.Leer más
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- Día 6
- lunes, 20 de mayo de 2024, 6:27
- ⛅ 54 °F
- Altitud: 6.453 p
- Estados UnidosRock House Spring33°24’5” N 105°53’2” W
Breakfast time
20 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 54 °F
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- Día 6
- lunes, 20 de mayo de 2024, 7:53
- ☀️ 66 °F
- Altitud: 4.016 p
- Estados UnidosAlamogordo32°47’32” N 106°12’45” W
White Sands National Park
20 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
I didn't get a chance to post this stop during the trip. One of the National Parks that we visited was the White Sands National Park. An F16 fighter from the nearby White Sands AirForce base hadLeer más
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- Día 6
- lunes, 20 de mayo de 2024, 12:58
- 🌬 81 °F
- Altitud: 6.385 p
- Estados UnidosTrinity Southern Baptist Church33°32’44” N 105°34’22” W
Smokey the Bear was real
20 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌬 81 °F
Orphaned in a forest fire close by, Smokey became the symbol for fire safety. He is actually buried here in Capitan.
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- Día 6
- lunes, 20 de mayo de 2024, 15:53
- ☁️ 100 °F
- Altitud: 3.560 p
- Estados UnidosRoswell33°24’3” N 104°31’23” W
More alien shenanigans
20 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 100 °F
We've arrived in Roswell, where in 1947 a UFO is believed by some to have crashed. The government said it was a tracking balloon, but then the government almost always lies. So who knows... Ha,Leer más
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- Día 6
- lunes, 20 de mayo de 2024, 19:12
- 🌬 93 °F
- Altitud: 3.556 p
- Estados UnidosRoswell33°24’19” N 104°31’20” W
Y'all
20 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌬 93 °F
We've decided it's steak night. Trying the Cattle Baron. We've already had 4 "Y'all"s. I love the real west.
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- Día 6
- lunes, 20 de mayo de 2024, 20:19
- 🌙 88 °F
- Altitud: 3.602 p
- Estados UnidosBerrendo-Smith Recorder Well33°25’43” N 104°31’25” W
Roswell after dark
20 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌙 88 °F
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- Día 7
- martes, 21 de mayo de 2024, 9:48
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitud: 3.576 p
- Estados UnidosSouth Spring33°18’39” N 104°28’38” W
One last spin around Roswell
21 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
Just had one last look around Roswell before heading to Texas.
ViajeroUnattended children will be given a double expresso and given a free puppy to bring home.
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- Día 7
- martes, 21 de mayo de 2024, 10:31
- 🌬 77 °F
- Altitud: 3.986 p
- Estados UnidosFirst Assembly of God Church33°15’24” N 103°19’2” W
The road to Lubbock
21 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌬 77 °F
James first stopping point in Texas is Lubbock where he will do two days of new employee orientation. The drive from Roswell to Lubbock was mostly through farmland.
He met his fellow interns onLeer más
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- Día 7
- martes, 21 de mayo de 2024, 12:25
- 🌬 84 °F
- Altitud: 3.789 p
- Estados Unidos10863 Water Well33°15’25” N 103°3’23” W
Texas welcomes its newest Texan
21 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌬 84 °F
James arrives in Texas, his home for the next couple of months.
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- Día 7
- martes, 21 de mayo de 2024, 23:13
- 🌙 84 °F
- Altitud: 2.848 p
- Estados UnidosPersimmon Gap29°40’48” N 103°10’2” W
The road to Big Bend National Park
21 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌙 84 °F
Della and I left James in the afternoon, and headed south to Big Bend National Park. We arrived in the park after midnight, and found a secluded corner to catch some sleep.
Lots of animals on theLeer más
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- Día 8
- miércoles, 22 de mayo de 2024, 8:59
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitud: 2.858 p
- Estados UnidosTerlingua29°19’14” N 103°36’50” W
Teralingua
22 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
A ghost town along the Mexican border. It was once a thriving mercury mining town, then abandoned and now partially inhabited by a few desert living folk, mix of artists and those trying to get someLeer más
ViajeroStones and sunshine, it reminds me of many of the Roman ruins I've see in places like Jordan and Israel in particular, but also Rome. It also reminds me of Egyptian ruins a bit. Same reason I think.
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- Día 8
- miércoles, 22 de mayo de 2024, 9:15
- ☀️ 82 °F
- Altitud: 2.188 p
- Estados UnidosCastolon29°8’1” N 103°30’53” W
Santa Elena
22 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
This is the Santa Elena canyon. There are people walking up into the canyon on this first picture to give a sense of scale.
The cliff face on the left is Mexico (Chihuahua), and the right is USALeer más
ViajeroHa, ha, I was going to say something like that. I remember you telling me that a lot of folks in Russia actually call you Elena 🤣
ViajeroYeah, Lena is short from Elena. But I'm written as Lena in my passport and other official documents. I love the place though, I bet we can call me Elena for once 😁
ViajeroNooo, not sure about this part to be honest 😁 you don't know me in Russian, I'm completely different person 😂
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- Día 8
- miércoles, 22 de mayo de 2024, 10:16
- ☀️ 84 °F
- Altitud: 3.766 p
- Estados UnidosBrewster County29°15’53” N 103°22’11” W
Out and about in the park
22 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
A few shots from around the park, more to follow
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- Día 8
- miércoles, 22 de mayo de 2024, 15:55
- ☀️ 106 °F
- Altitud: 1.818 p
- Estados UnidosErnst Valley29°11’39” N 102°55’27” W
How the other half lives
22 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 106 °F
Big Bend is up next to the Rio Grande which forms some of the border with Mexico. In the past, a crossing operated over to the village of Boquillas del Carmen, but it was closed when I was there. TheLeer más
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- Día 8
- miércoles, 22 de mayo de 2024, 18:16
- ☀️ 93 °F
- Altitud: 2.887 p
- Estados UnidosMuskingum Draw31°49’40” N 102°21’13” W
Heading back to Lubbock
22 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
Driving back North to pick up James. Took a few pictures from the roadside
Viajero
I grew up in an oil region, so I hope nobody blames me when I say it's beautiful ☺️
ViajeroThere is something very hypnotic or relaxing about them. It's a very relaxed motion.
ViajeroThere is something very hypnotic or relaxing about them. It's a very relaxed motion.
ViajeroNew pomping machines doesn't have these things actually and this is why it also feels nostalgic
ViajeroI didn't see my first oil pumps until about 10 years ago. We have them in parts of California too. I haven't seen any, other than this design.
ViajeroYeah, US is more about old fashion oil industry. I remember driving through field of these machines while we heading to Sequoia park. In Russia, there are still same, but you can see them less and less.
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- Día 9
- jueves, 23 de mayo de 2024, 8:30
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitud: 2.887 p
- Estados UnidosMuskingum Draw31°49’40” N 102°21’13” W
Highly recommended
23 de mayo de 2024, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
A wonderful friend gave me this shirt-pocket sized guide to all the USA national parks. It's been a life saver, as we almost always arrive when the visitor centers are closed.
ViajeroAnother wow! We need Andrey to read this graffiti
ViajeroWe absolutely need him on the job.