Thursday, July 26, 2012

Spectacular Scenery

Mentioned on yesterday's post that we were leaving Arizona and headed to Texas.  We took a different route than we did on the way into Arizona.  Today we traveled through the El Malpais National Monument area near Grants, NM.  It was absolutely spectacular and these pictures do not show how really awesome it is.  The scenery is breathtaking - seeing the sandstone cliffs on one side of the road and the lava fields on the other.  I am used to seeing the lava fields in Hawaii but to see it here in NM was a total surprise to me.  You can actually see the cracks in the earth

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See you later for more Aimless Ramblings


18 comments:

  1. Wow! Absolutely amazing and beautiful!!!!! Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Gorgeous! Looks like you are having an amazing trip:)

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    1. The trip is going well and the scenery is awesome.

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  3. I love the way you are traveling. I don't think many of us realize just now amazingly beautiful our country is. Enjoy!

    Hugs,
    PK

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    1. I was just thinking that myself. How absolutely beautiful this country is and how lucky we are to be able to enjoy it.

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  4. Beautiful pictures! Travel Safe:)

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    1. Thanks SNP but like I said the pictures do not do it justice.

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  5. Just....WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    hugs abby

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    1. That's about all you can say when staring at God's handiwork.

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  6. What amazing pictures. You are so lucky SG. Thanks for sharing.

    Love,
    Ronnie
    xx

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    1. Majestic is the one of the words that come to mind. Yes, I am a lucky girl.

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  7. Absolutely breathtaking! This exactly why I love traveling by a car for vacations! Do you take it slow and just stop to take pictures when the mood and scenery strikes you?

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    1. It does take your breath away. We do both depending on what's to see. This is our umpteenth trip across the country so we try to take new routes along with the old.

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  8. It's a conspiracy! You and Renee Rose are making me jealous!
    You should both be spanked.

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    1. Not a conspiracy at all but I think that both of us are always up for a spanking.

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