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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · 11d

Sunday #stunday at sunset. 🗣 (Petrified tree stump in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness)

Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · 14d

Out here in the Valley of Dreams, the area telling a story older than memory. Each tour reminds us that we’re not just walking through history, we’re walking with it.

I’m third to right with my other guide Gilbert. Check out our tours @navajotoursusa.com

#HumansofBluesky #newmexicotrue

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Sep 19

Birthday party bound after work!

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Sep 14

Summer rains in the San Juan Basin create the perfect moment to travel. The quiet escape you've been looking for with epic clouds, glowing light, and surreal landscapes. ✨️

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Jun 23

Trading the noise for nature this Sunday.

Alien Throne, Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Navajo Wilderness.

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · May 13

We don’t just hike here. We listen. We remember, where wild horses roam in the hoodoos of Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah.

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · May 11

The etched lines of Bisti, timeless

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · May 7

Needed to grill. Got our teenagers gathered (voluntarily, shockingly) and gave my wife a well-earned break.

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · May 5

Rising four storied levels, 600+ rooms, the 11th-century marvel Chetro Ketl's north wall.

#IndigenousHeritage

Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · May 4

Prickly pear cactus will be blooming soon. East humidity has entered the SW region.

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Apr 20

We'll take this April snow. #nmwx

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Apr 10

Evening Moon, Twilight Hike

Hoodoo formation moonlit from left to right in the San Juan basin in northwest New Mexico.

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Apr 8

These cracked, round rock formations are called the Cracked Eggs in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness.

Special effects courtesy of erosion and millions of years of drama.

#HatchThisWay #RockingTheWilderness

Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Apr 6

Leaving New Mexico is one thing but returning? That’s soul work. The colors just don't shine, they sing. The land doesn’t just feel familiar, it wraps around you. It teaches, it remembers, and it never forgets who you are, no matter how far you’ve wandered.

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Apr 5

Currently en route despite the weather. See you there!

Possibly getting stuck 16 miles in, but hey, adventure doesn’t begin until my tires give up, right? #nmwx

Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Apr 5

Na’azísí Bito’ (Gopher Spring) Cuba, New Mexico 9:40 a.m. #nmwx

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Mar 27

Aways a special time when our kids come home for spring break and we can reconnect and share our traditions. Our kids are back from San Jose, and they’re excited to enjoy our traditional foods again. We welcome all our children home, surrounded by the strength and protection of our sacred lands.

Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Mar 24

🌟🌌 My ancestors understood the celestial sky, wove its meaning and ceremony into their lives. Archaeoastronomy doesn’t just confirm this, we’ve always known it, our oral traditions have always told it.

The Chaco World has alignment, intention, and precision. And the cosmic expanse backs it up. 🌌 ✨️

Navajo Tours USA @navajotoursusa.com · Mar 22

Our ancestors at Chaco Canyon didn’t need Gothic cathedrals or Roman arches to be called “civilized.” They were master engineers, architects, astronomers, and urban planners. A travel guest looks, by line of sight, along the Equinox wall at Pueblo Bonito.

The Equinox wall at Pueblo Bonito lines up exactly with sunset during Equinox. Knowing this is just the start, there's a bigger story of how and why this place was built.

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Mar 12

"As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. She learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi...consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers."
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Amazon.com: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants (Audible Audio Edition): Robin Wall Kimmerer, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Tantor Audio: Books

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Mar 8

Off to Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah Navajo this morning, hoping to catch the Alien Throne with a fresh dusting of snow. ❄️ #nmwx #WinterWonderland #NewMexicoMagic

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Mar 6

During our outing this week with photographers, "Get lower to capture the tiny mushrooms at the base." #NaturePhotography

Photography in the San Juan Basin in Northwest New Mexico of rock formations in the Upper Cretaceous period of strata.

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Jan 29

Snow has finally reached Cuba, NM, hope our wipers aren’t older than our last oil change!
#nmwx 2:00 p.m. 1/29/25

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Jan 25

A ball of sandstone concretion pitted from water and wind erosion found in the the Bisti Badlands.

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Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Jan 24

2024 results are in from @Flickr 'Year In Review'! 📸 No surprise...our travel guests favored the #1 non-phone camera on the list. As for me, I used #4 non-phone camera all year. What about you?

Image shows a list of most popular non-phone cameras by users in 2024, and most popular cameras overall.

Kialo Winters @kialowinters.com · Jan 24

What year would you upload from if you were a time traveler? ⏳📸

😂"...all #Flickr users CHECK YOUR DATE SETTINGS to avoid upsetting the temporal scientific community...snaps dated 03/16/9095 or 04/27/1524, metadata...sparks debate about existence of time travelers." flickr.com/year-in-revi...

The 2024 Year in Review | Flickr

A look back at the highlights, insights, and trends in the world of photography in 2024.

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