He was a big, well-fed boy. I tried (unsuccessfully) to find him in the same area on my last visit to Raton.

#wildlife #elk #NewMexico

The recycled roadrunner sculpture at the rest stop on I-10, west of Las Cruces.

#travel #roadtrip #ipulledoverforthis #LasCruces #NewMexico #art

Quarai is 1 of 3 pueblos in the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument (near Mountainair). All were abandoned before the Pueblo Revolt in 1680, due to a combination of disease, drought, famine & raids. The Tompiro people joined Isleta Pueblo or joined their Piro linguistic brethren further south.

She will heel, but she prefers to lead the way. More sniff time.

Prospectors discovered #gold nuggets in Bear Creek in May, 1860, setting up as #mining camp originally known as "Birchville." As news of the gold spread, the population grew from a camp into a town, until the Apache scattered everyone. It was resettled as Pinos Altos in 1864.

#NewMexico #history

Sage at City of Rocks, walking her human.

#NewMexico #roadtrip #travel #hiking #hikingwithdogs #ledbyaLab #OptOutside

#NoKingsAlbuquerque October 18.

LOTS of people showed up. Each person has reasons. Those reasons may differ, but we are in the same boat. United we stand. Divided we fall.

Personally, I appreciate the sense of community. 🙂

#NoKingsAlbuquerqueNM #NoKings