Ship Rock

On the edge

In case you were wondering, this is where the West begins. Step off the pavement and into another realm. Don’t anticipate stepping back onto pavement willingly again.

Oh, the places you’ll go

Ravens at home

Tsé Bitʼaʼí …

… or “rock with wings” is a volcanic monadnock near Shiprock, New Mexico, that is sacred to the Navajos.

loads of lava …

… boulders of volcanic rock that have fallen from the minette dike emanating from Shiprock, an 1,800-foot-high volcanic plug in northwestern New Mexico.

turn around …

A few weeks ago, I left my university and drove 2,200 miles to the end of the road. There I pondered enlightenment. I found little solace, so I drove 2,200 miles back to my university.

duly noted …

… on the road to Shiprock in northwestern New Mexico.

the wall …

This minette dike emanates from Shiprock, itself a volcanic monadnock exposed by erosion of surrounding softer rock, in northwestern New Mexico.

66 Apples

Beeline: Classical Gas Museum, Embudo, NM

Angel Fire, 1961

I know, just fuckerizing around.

Jail break

Inside the old jail in Taos, New Mexico – 2 second exposure to capture the dark feeling of being locked up…

Outback

Famous Hobbit Holes of Modern Turkey

99 Bottles of Beer in the Wall….

Earthship, Taos, NM

Fence: Eagle Nest, NM

Gateway to the Old West, pt 2: Angel Fire, NM

Color version of the b/w shot from yesterday.

Gateway to the Old West: Angel Fire, NM

Insulated

In the kingdom of the blind…

“In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” – Erasmus