Last spring people that know me in real life will have noticed that I happened to not be around for a while. There was kind of a Phil shaped gap where I would normally be. And every now and again there would be some crazy photos appearing. This is because I spent two months working in New Mexico, and not at home!
I'm not going to go into the details of it all, and I don't want to list everywhere I went, everywhere I saw. I'm just going to go through my highlights. And just because I was based in New Mexico, didn't mean I couldn't go elsewhere
Monument Valley
Every Western you ever see looks like it's set here. Driving towards it makes you feel like you're on the surface of another world; the landscape is that alien. Giant structures appear out of the earth, dwarfing you in their majesty. It's a Navajo tribal reserve so everywhere you go there are people peddling their wares. Meant I got a few people some cool birthday presents - about as authentic a dream catcher as you can get! I also got the full Forrst Gump view in my wing mirror as I drove away from it. Had to pull over and get a picture.
Bandelier National Monument
Bandelier stands out to me for a few reasons. It was the first place I went when I was over there. It has some history attached to it; its some native american ruins, and is a lot more advanced than I thought they would be, and there was some really good hiking there, that would be down to the Rio Grande if the paths were in good condition.
Grand Canyon
Any list would be incomplete without mentioning this place. Everyone I know who has been there says that it is just incredible. Normally when that is the case, it tends to be overhyped. But not this time. If anything it is underhyped. By a long way. The only thing I feel like I can compare it to is the Large Hadron Collider. They are both so huge that pictures can't do it justice. Consequently you try to describe them using numbers. However those numbers are so big they quickly become meaningless. I can't visualise a 27km circumference circle, or a ditch a mile deep. You have to go to them and see them. Can not recommend them enough. Hiking down the canyon is the stuff that dreams are made of.
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