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New Mexico Tech Golf Course, Socorro, New Mexico.

All Along the Watchtower

New Mexico State Armory, Socorro, New Mexico.

"Outside in the cold distance
a wildcat did growl
Two riders were approaching
and the wind began to howl."

Etscorn Observatory

...at New Mexico Tech.



Frank T. Etscorn Campus Observatory

The Frank T. Etscorn Campus Observatory, dedicated 25 April 1993, is on the campus of New Mexico Tech in Socorro, NM. The observatory is one of the sites of the annual Enchanted Skies Star Party (ESSP). In addition, many public and private star parties are held there throughout the year.

Yes, those are astrological signs on the side of the observatory.

Rattlesnake Sculpture

EMRTC Research Center, Socorro, New Mexico.



As many locals know there's lots of rattlesnakes in the backcountry around here. One must always be aware and respectful of their mighty presence. Hopefully giving them their own magnificent 30 ft.statue will help appease them and we all can live in peaceful co-existence.

Yeah, right.

Socorro's Monster Dream Catcher

I'm sure most of you have probably heard of dream catchers. Well, it appears (at least to me anyways) Socorro might have one of the largest ever ...right in our midst.

Somebody get a hold of the Chamber of Commerce. We might have another roadside attraction on our hands.

1500 block of NW Frontage Rd.

(yes, I know it's just an abandoned billboard, but I can dream can't I?)



It's believed that a dream catcher changes a person's dreams by allowing only good dreams to filter through during the night . . . bad dreams stay in the net, disappearing with the light of day.




Hopefully, our dream catcher here in Socorro is doing a good job grabbing all those mean, nasty dreams floating around out there and only allowing the good ones through.

When you achieve your dream
pursue another dream.
That's how to live a life of adventure.
~ Unknown

Sweet dreams Socorro.

Lone Tree Hill

San Acacia, New Mexico.

When I climbed the hill I found a couple of small wooden benches built into the ground. Obviously others also have come by to enjoy the show.

"The world is a sacred place and a sacred process... and we’re part of it."

~ Daniel Quinn

Rio Puerco Bridge

Bernardo, New Mexico

... at sunset.

The Rio Puerco Bridge at Bernardo, NM, is located about 50 miles south of Albuquerque or about 30 miles north of Socorro just off of I-25. Go west at the Bernardo exit about 1 mile.

Can't miss it. Really.

Enjoy.

For more information on the Rio Puerco Bridge and the community of Bernardo, New Mexico go >>>>> HERE.

Spirit of New Mexico

New Mexico video of photos by Ingo H. Music by Deep Forest Spirits of Nature.

Tractor of Many Lights

Speaking of yet another somewhat unknown roadside attraction here in Socorro....



This one is visible against the night sky most evenings...



especially right after sunset.



Best viewing of the tractor of many lights is at the corner of Fisher and Neal, Socorro, NM.

Flower Power

...is alive and well in flower gardens of New Mexico Tech.

Flowers have spoken to me
more than I can tell in written words.
They are the hieroglyphics of angels,
loved by all men for the beauty of their character,
though few can decipher
even fragments of their meaning.
~ Lydia M. Child

Silently a flower blooms,
In silence it falls away;
Yet here now, at this moment, at this place,
The world of the flower, the whole of
the world is blooming.
This is the talk of the flower, the truth
of the blossom:
The glory of eternal life is fully shining here.

~ Zenkei Shibayama.

The world could always use a little more flower power.