Matt's New Mexico (Formerly Airstream) Adventure

[Matt]

Our campsite in BB had no ele or water but the view was acceptable…

[Matt]

Javelinas are prolific here.  They’re like big headed squirrels.  They can’t be bothered with us.  It’s common to walk in to a pack of them rooting around on your way to the bathroom at night if you don’t have a flashlight.

[Matt]

Rio Grande cutting through Santa Elena Canyon.  Opposite side is Mexico…

[Matt]

Rio Grande cutting through Boquillos Canyon.  Also opposite MX…

Mortar holes created by the original inhabitants who used local lands to make medicine and food…

[Matt]

Tuff Canyon was different because it was created my erosion from erosion and weather and not the river.  Other worldly…

[Seul]

That's some beautiful country…

[louisbosco]

all these photos remind me of red dead redemption 2.. Arthur Morgan is that you? 

[Snowy]

Amazing, thanks for bring us with you!

[Matt]

It’s my pleasure.  Being so far from home during the pandemic is pretty isolating.  Having my forum family along for the ride on a a huge bonus for me.

[Palmer]

Those landscapes make me think of Blood Meridian. Perfect time of the year to be exploring in the Southwest!

[Matt]

Love Blood Meridian.  Fortunately it’s more like All The Pretty Horses, kind of boring.  Moved onto Alpine and Ft Davis…

[Matt]

Panther tracks…

[A Former User]

Can’t find that inside a “school” building.

[Matt]

Nope…

[Matt]

Getting ready for Xmas…

[Matt]

We’ve moved in to Hueco Tanks St Pk in El Paso and this place is nuts.  If you live near or are passing through I highly recommend it.  We had to participate in a special orientation upon check in to ensure we understood just how special this place is.  They go to great lengths to protect the artifacts and pictographs here, many of which are prehistoric. It’s also a rock climbing destination apparently.  Wikipedia this place if you’re interested.  We just got here.  This is all just from the campsite…

[Matt]

On the drive up the speed limit reached utter ridiculousness.  If I had a Delorean I could have time travelled…

[Matt]

Worlds smallest Prada.  I snapped this one while driving.  Katie was in charge of getting the shot of the smallest Target but let’s just say I’m in charge of photos while driving now…

[Appfaff]

I always wondered if they actually sell things there or if it’s really just a spot for wives to take photos…

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[Matt]

It’s a spot for wives to fail to take photos apparently because they don’t know how to use their phones.  In real life it and the Target are art installations.

Tons of 1000 year old pictographs and some awesome rock scrambling today.  A hueco in case I neglected to mention it is like a crater in the rock face that collects water, which in the desert is a pretty big deal.  The water is what attracts animals and plant life and is what attracted native people for thousands of years.  It also attracted tourists for hundreds of years so along the pictographs are “historic graffiti” that’s also protected.  The newer graffiti is removed and the perpetrators go straight to hell.

Here’s some huecos.  They are everywhere and are home to 3 types of shrimp that only exist here…