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And then, when it was
fully dark, the last rider
left the arena.

Post, Texas
photographed 8.6.2024
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October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM Everybody can reply
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The come-to-Jesus
people were cleaning up all
the roadside litter.

Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
photographed 9.3.2024
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October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM Everybody can reply
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Maybe you can book
your reservation online
through Open Grave app.

Truchas, New Mexico
photographed 9.3.2024
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October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM Everybody can reply
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I’d been by this place
a dozen times before I
took time to SEE it.

Truchas, New Mexico
photographed 9.3.2024
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October 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM Everybody can reply
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In this moment the
sheer joy of our magic road
trip took right over.

King County, Texas
photographed 8.6.2024
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October 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM Everybody can reply
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Every single thing
in this house started to feel
pretty murdery.

Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 8.3.2024
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October 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM Everybody can reply
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A high-speed turn (that
was smartly executed)
got us here for lunch.

Dighton, Kansas
photographed 9.5.2024
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October 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM Everybody can reply
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early fall is a
good time to visit, drippy
piñon sap and all

Santa Fe Botanical Gardens
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 9.2.2024
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October 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM Everybody can reply
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Sadly, Big E passed
away one year after this
photo was taken.

Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.3.2024
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October 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM Everybody can reply
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the sun had baked, then
cracked into pieces sign that
said “arctic glacier”

Jetmore, Kansas
photographed 9.5.2024
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October 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM Everybody can reply
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the sound of water
from this little fountain drew
everyone to it

Santa Fe Botanical Garden
Santa Fe, New Mexico
photographed 9.2.2024
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October 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM Everybody can reply
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Back roads led me to
a place that seemed to be from
a magical time.

Villanueva, New Mexico
photographed 8.31.2024
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October 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM Everybody can reply
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October 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM Everybody can reply
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My New England friends
were excited by one dead
tree in empty field.

Lubbock County, Texas
photographed 8.3.2024
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October 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM Everybody can reply
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And then there was the
time I got photobombed
right there on Phelps Ave.

Littlefield, Texas
photographed 7.26.2024
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October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM Everybody can reply
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I love thunderstorms,
especially when there is
plenty of lightning.

Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 7.20.2024
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October 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM Everybody can reply
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“City Elec Dep”
and “NO Tires” all in the same
empty part of town.

Crosbyton, Texas
photographed 7.28.2024
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October 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM Everybody can reply
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Thanks, Oklahoma,
for showing us which way the
horizon passes.

Johnson County, Oklahoma
photographed 8.6.2024
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October 5, 2025 at 10:27 AM Everybody can reply
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These oval cactus
pods are a common breakfast
food in Sicily.

Yellowhouse Canyon, Texas
photographed 7.9.2024
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October 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM Everybody can reply
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I don’t know that this
guy ran a meth lab; also
don’t know he didn’t.

Littlefield, Texas
photographed 7.26.2024
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October 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM Everybody can reply
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Nearby farmyard had
cows that were close enough to
touch, if you wanted.

Chimayó, New Mexico
photographed 7.2.2024
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October 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM Everybody can reply
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Most of the cast-off
lamps I see are just about
as nice as these are.

Post, Texas
photographed 7.27.2024
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October 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM Everybody can reply
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