by Richard Quinn | Nov 20, 2020 | Arizona and New Mexico, National Parks, Photography, Road Trips, Travel
I’ve always been a big fan of sunsets. I grew up in the southwest, where we have big skies that are just chock-full of particulates like sand and dust, coupled with auto emissions that pour into the air from the regions sprawling urban centers. Throw in a few...
by Richard Quinn | Oct 15, 2020 | Arizona and New Mexico, Photography, Road Trips, Travel
If I was to ask you to name your top five favorite destinations for viewing fall foliage, good odds that New England would make your list, and possibly New York, as in the Catskills and the Hudson Valley. But what about New Mexico? The Land of Enchantment won’t...
by Richard Quinn | Jan 30, 2020 | Arizona and New Mexico, Photography, Travel, Tribal Lands
Until about 30 years ago, nobody outside the small town of Page, Arizona had ever heard of Antelope Canyon. Today, thanks to Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and all the other photo sharing sites out there, every human on the face of the earth has seen photos of the...
by Richard Quinn | Jun 13, 2015 | Arizona and New Mexico, Photography, Travel, Tribal Lands
UPDATE: January, 2020: This post describes what it was like to take a “Photography Tour” of Lower Antelope Canyon back in 2015. Unfortunately, in the years that have passed since then, quite a lot has changed. Today, both Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon...
by Richard Quinn | Jun 12, 2015 | Arizona and New Mexico, Photography, Travel, Tribal Lands
UPDATE: January, 2020: The situation “on the ground,” at Lower Antelope Canyon has changed since this article was posted, back in June of 2015. At that time, the crowds at Lower Antelope Canyon were barely a trickle when compared to the billowing herds at...
by Richard Quinn | Oct 25, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel
A major perk that comes along with living in Arizona is the fact that the Grand Canyon, one of the great natural wonders of the known universe, is, like, right there, practically in your back yard. All you have to do is take a little drive, three hours or so from...
by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel
A Grand Canyon river trip is no ordinary experience. From Lee’s Ferry to Lake Mead is a distance of 280 miles, and there are close to 100 named rapids along the route, many of them serious business for even the most experienced river runners. The scenery is...
by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel
Day two, our first full day on the river, dawned clear and cool. I awoke even before first light, restless on my cot, and slept out, after going to bed so danged early. The crew was up and running around before most of the rest of the passengers even stirred, and a...
by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel
Day three! The call to “COFFEE!” was welcome indeed, followed by another good breakfast of pancakes and whatnot. With the confluence of the Little Colorado beckoning, we struck camp and loaded the rafts in record time. We started out by immediately running Kwagunt...
by Richard Quinn | Nov 24, 2014 | Arizona and New Mexico, Grand Canyon, Travel
We broke camp perhaps a bit less eagerly on Day Four, most of us thinking about the huge rapids we’d be hitting, pretty much straight out of the gate. Whitewater—that was one of the main attractions on this river trip, but yesterday we’d had our first taste of the...
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