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"Lonesome Rock"
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"Lonesome Rock"
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This picture does not do it justice; the scale is too large
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This picture does not do it justice; the scale is too large
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Acoma is 360 feet above the floor of the basin and looks down on many formations such as this.
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Acoma is 360 feet above the floor of the basin and looks down on many formations such as this.
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Some of the houses in this pueblo were built in 1150 A.D. (or so).
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Some of the houses in this pueblo were built in 1150 A.D. (or so).
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About 30 people now live year round in the pueblo.
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About 30 people now live year round in the pueblo.
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The ladders lead to kivas. THe streets aren't paved. There is no water or electricity.
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The ladders lead to kivas. THe streets aren't paved. There is no water or electricity.
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A bread oven, which is shared. Our guide, whose name is Orlando. He told us his native name, but none of us could pronounce it.
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A bread oven, which is shared. Our guide, whose name is Orlando. He told us his native name, but none of us could pronounce it.
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Looking north
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Looking north
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Multi-storied houses
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Multi-storied houses
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Thursday: from Tamaya to Socorro to the Very Large Array (VLA). First view of the radio dishes from several miles away.
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Thursday: from Tamaya to Socorro to the Very Large Array (VLA). First view of the radio dishes from several miles away.
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We went to the VLA vistor's center and I walked out the back door and took this picture.
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We went to the VLA vistor's center and I walked out the back door and took this picture.
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I like how these dishes loomed over the building.
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I like how these dishes loomed over the building.
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Yes, they really did film "Contact" here.
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Yes, they really did film "Contact" here.
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I was trying to get as many in one picture as I could.
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I was trying to get as many in one picture as I could.
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Foreshortening
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Foreshortening
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It was a tad windy on Thursday, as you can see.
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It was a tad windy on Thursday, as you can see.
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We stayed here in Farmington for a couple of nights. It is a very nice B&B.
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We stayed here in Farmington for a couple of nights. It is a very nice B&B.
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The sitting room at Casa Blanca
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The sitting room at Casa Blanca
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In the Garden at the Casa Blanca Inn in Farmington
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In the Garden at the Casa Blanca Inn in Farmington
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In the garden
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In the garden