Tuesday, April 24, 2012

iBarges heading north & south on the Mississippi

National Hot Air Museum in Indianola, Iowa
 Snow in the mountains north of Taos

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Our Hot Air Balloon Trip

4/10/12 Took a hot air balloon ride in Taos, N. M.
This is the basket on it's side.

John helping to hold the balloon as it fills.



More of John's help.





The balloon almost filled.







Up, up and away.









Over the Rio Grande River gorge.











Our shadow - we are higher here.













Mount San Antonio. It is a volcano mountain & it stands alone - not in any mountain range.















Community below us.

















Packing up after a good landing.



















Our pilot at the champagne brunch





















Tall bridge over the Rio Grande River outside Taos, N. M.























The Rio Grande River gorge from the bridge.

























Close up of bridge



























Our Buckeye chilling

A cactus in bloom



Boot Hill in Tombstone, AZ.

One of the creative epitaphs













Another creative epitaph









Boot Hill











Boot Hill













Cowboys in downtown Tombstone, AZ















The stagecoach arriving in town

















Phelps-Dodge Copper mine



















This mine is huge





















This shows the layers of strip mining











































Nambe Falls





























Nambe Lake - made from damming up the Rio Grande River in northern New Mexico.































Day trip to Mount Lemon

On the way up to the top of Mt. Lemon - beautiful Saguaro cactus

Odd rock formations



Snow! on the mountain side





Ski lifts - they were still skiing

















Lots and lots of snow