Thursday, August 30, 2018

On to Deming, Texas Canyon Rest Stop, Winter Sojourn 2014-15

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DECEMBER 2014

We leave Deming and drive west, next stop Benson Arizona, it is a run of about 170 miles.

When we roll I take photos, sometimes epic amounts, other times, just a few.  Sometimes I take photos in such a hurry I have no idea if I have a total blur or what I hoped for.  Sometimes I take them to challenge my ability to capture anything at 65 MHP with Sony on zoom.  I delete the really crummy photos.  Here are a few I managed to salvage, and yes, most of them were digitally edited a bit. Taking photos through Jolly tinted windows changes the color and sometimes results in a lot of haze, I play with the photos while preparing to post.  Cause I can.  LOL

Heading west - -


Sony and GPS and Google tell me this is near Steins New Mexico:


I'll admit, all that rust intrigues my artist/history/researcher soul.  So, have a read here.  You will note in this photo there is a dude in a orange top and a white pick up truck.  Nope, I have no idea why - -


I took quite a few photos of the mountain top and the cloud covering it.


And, of course, a LONG LONG train.  So many LONG LONG trains out here. And, this one has a mountain with a cloud hat - -


Each time we drive this section of highway we stop at the Texas Canyon Rest Stop, these photos will show you why.  The shapes, the shapes.




Let's go panoramic:


And, because it is a rest stop on both sides, east and west bound, Sony zooms on the east bound scenery:



And, again, panoramic:


We will spend a few days in Benson, will visit Tombstone and Bisbee while there, favorite tourists spots.  Then, it will be on to Tucson for the holidays.




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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Santa Rita Copper Mine and Geological Shapes, Winter Sojourn 2014-15

Copyright 2018, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

DECEMBER 2014

Our day trip from Deming continues. We left Silver City, traveling east on 152.  Next stop, the Santa Rita Copper Mine (viewing area). There is a nice area to pull off your vehicle and there are a number of signs explaining the history and the mine.

As always, for me, it is the wonder of the color and shapes:





This formation is called the Kneeling Nun.  (Sony and I tried, but, this was pretty hard to get in focus from our vantage point.)


We continued our ride east till we hit 61, where we turned south.  Yes, it is all about the shapes.  




Well, what have we here?  Plenty of shapes.  I'll show you lots more of this wonder next time here at Reflections.  (Sound like a commercial, don't I?)





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