Española Valley

Green Española Valley seen from White Rock Overlook with Black Mesa in the middle and Otowi Mesa to the right.

School's Starting Soon!

Española High School bus on the highway reminds me that school is starting soon in NM. Española about 15 miles north east of Los Alamos.

Wise Old Owl?

Owl from The Wildlife Center in Española showing off at the State Capitol building.

Española Day At The State Capitol

Española Day at the NM State Capitol Rotunda. Here are mariachis as well as Española Fiesta royalty earlier this spring.

Peregrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon from The Wildlife Center in Española, NM

Meet You at Walmart!

Meeting of the minds at the Walmart parking lot in Española, NM.

Mesa View

View of one of the mesas on way to Española, NM showing various layers found in the Española Badlands or Barrancas. Layers were probably deposited  before the Rio Grande became the flowing river and are loaded with volcanic ash from various area volcanic eruptions along the Rio Grande Rift.

Carne Adovada and Red Chile Burrito

At Angelina's in Española : My carne adovada, 2 eggs over easy, and red potatoes. Above, my wife's sausage breakfast burrito (egss and potatoes) with red chile. Really good tasting! Really healthy? Did I mention really tasty?

Angelina's Restaurant in Española, NM

Food at Angelina's is good anytime and always busy. We often go for breakfast. I get two eggs over easy with carne adovado. Hmmm! Good! My wife gets the breakfast burrito with sausage and red chile. (See Jan 10, 2011 Los Alamos Daily Photo)

Rancho de Chimayo

Chimayo cocktail, chips, and salsa at Rancho de Chimayo (about 27 miles from Los Alamos).

           

  My daughter in the atrium at Rancho de Chimayo.        Entrance to Rancho de Chimayo

(These pics taken with my cell phone. Left my other camera at home and cell phone in car as we attended the Nambe Pueblo Feast Day. Nambé Pueblo does not allow photo taking  and wanted to avoid the appearance and temptation of photo taking, Various Feast Days in NM are special.)