California Road Trip 2008 
Jenni wearing a skirt in the frigid windiness atop the mountains at Sandia Crest, in front of the radio towers that, as promised, screw with car alarms, remotes, etc.
Jenni wearing a skirt in the frigid windiness atop the mountains at Sandia Crest, in front of the radio towers that, as promised, screw with car alarms, remotes, etc.


That's a full-size guardrail buried in the snow.
That's a full-size guardrail buried in the snow.

Jenni, modern-day cannoneer, defends Albuquerque!
Jenni, modern-day cannoneer, defends Albuquerque!

At Petroglyph National Monument
At Petroglyph National Monument

A good example of the un-oxidized rock color the petroglyphs are made of.
A good example of the un-oxidized rock color the petroglyphs are made of.


Some are still quite bright.  The oxidation takes a while, I guess.
Some are still quite bright. The oxidation takes a while, I guess.


Despite the snow on everything, we did manage to find some color
Despite the snow on everything, we did manage to find some color

The angel departs, leaving only snow
The angel departs, leaving only snow

Surely SOMEONE comes in this canyon during the summer to project movies on that wall.
Surely SOMEONE comes in this canyon during the summer to project movies on that wall.

Snow cactus!
Snow cactus!

El Malpais - not so mal in my book - that's a nifty arch
El Malpais - not so mal in my book - that's a nifty arch

And that wall already has art on it - a gigantic mural of two winged dinosaurs fighting
And that wall already has art on it - a gigantic mural of two winged dinosaurs fighting

Who painted the painted desert white?
Who painted the painted desert white?

More petroglyphs, this time in a ruined old Pueblo village
More petroglyphs, this time in a ruined old Pueblo village



The Petrified Forest isn't bothered so much by snow.  It's pretty anyway.
The Petrified Forest isn't bothered so much by snow. It's pretty anyway.

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