The Road to Capilla Peak
On the morning of February 11, 2023, Judy and I checked out of our motel in Mountainair and after breakfast we drove north on Highway 55 towards the eastern foothills…
A Perfect Setup at Mountainair
On February 10th in 2022 while Judy rested in our motel room, I went out and completed my work assignment. Afterwards I caught a few train photos that I will…
Heading to New Mexico – Day Two
On February 9th, 2022 , Judy and I got an early start out of Sweetwater, but not before photographing Texas & Oklahoma's ex-BNSF SW1500 number 3701 parked on the southside…
Heading to New Mexico – Day One
On the morning of February 8th, 2023 my wife and I left home for New Mexico on a business trio with a some extra time built in for fun. We…
A day Around Mumford
It was very foggy around Mumford, TX on the morning of February 6 in 2023 and I was glad I had driven down the evening before on a business trip.…
A Rare Visitor On Christmas Day 2022
To close out the 2022 blogs, here is the photographic story of a rare visitor to Amtrak's Texas Eagle. On Christmas Eve Train 21's four cars were being pulled by…
Toward Home From Arizona – Day Eight
October 29th, 2022 was my last day of this round trip to Arizona as I would arrive back at home this night. Not wanting to waste any daylight I was…
Toward Home From Arizona – Day Seven
I left Flagstaff before dawn on October 28, 2022, and drove to the Arizona - New Mexico border before attempting my first photo of the day. I had overtaken an…
Westbound to Arizona – Day Six
My last full day working out of Flagstaff, Arizona on this trip was Wednesday, October 27th 2022. Sunrise found me passing Kingman about seventy miles west of Flagstaff just as…
Westbound to Arizona – Day Five
One photo I wanted but had not accomplished in my previous several trips out here was to catch a westbound train at the Maine crossovers between Flagstaff and Williams. When…