St. Michael's Drive in Santa Fe

Looking down St. Michael's Drive in Santa Fe at dusk. Summer 2021. 

Macho Man Randy Savage sticker in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Spotted in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on a mailbox inside of the Plaza Entrada shopping center off Zia Road: the wrestler Randy "Macho Man" Savage saying his 1980s catchphrase.

Sticker for Ruchell Alexander in Santa Fe

Sticker I spotted in Santa Fe, New Mexico. January 2024.

The sticker is for an artist named Ruchell Alexander. 

Cross in Truchas, New Mexico

Cross in a small cemetery in Truchas, New Mexico. 

Yellow car with Texas plates - parked in Los Alamos, New Mexico

Colorful car with Texas plates - spotted in Los Alamos, New Mexico. This photo was also posted on Twitter. 

Looking up at some trees in the yard outside the Los Alamos History Museum in New Mexico

Looking up at some trees in Los Alamos, New Mexico. These trees were on the grounds of the Los Alamos History Museum. 

Tree in the plaza in Old Town Santa Fe, New Mexico

Tree in the plaza in Old Town Santa Fe, New Mexico. I also posted this picture on Twitter.

Easy Rider filming location: Las Vegas, New Mexico

Easy Rider. One of the great films of the 1960s, and one of few road trip stories in American culture where the characters travel from west to east. During my summer 2021 visit to New Mexico, I just had to find an Easy Rider filming location to visit... And indeed, I found one in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The image above is from the jail scene in Easy Rider. This is the scene where Nicholson is released from jail on the public intoxication charge and agrees to travel with Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Here's the scene on YouTube: "Here's to old D.H. Lawrence." Nicholson says as he has a drink on the sidewalk here. 

Nicholson in Easy Rider - scene filmed in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Here's the same location in August of 2021. The jail in the film is a place called Tito's Gallery. 

I also grabbed a video from here. 

KMRD 96.9 radio station sign in Madrid, New Mexico

KMRD 96.9 FM sign in Madrid, New Mexico. You can listen this station online. 

Looking down at the Rio Grande river - view from the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge outside of Taos, New Mexico

Looking down on the Rio Grande river. View from the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge outside of Taos. I also posted this picture on Twitter. 

Street in Cerrillos, New Mexico

Hanging out in Cerrillos, New Mexico. Summer 2021. 

Area near the entrance to Cerrillos, New Mexico

View from the road into Cerrillos, New Mexico.

Black and white view of the area just outside of Cerrillos, New Mexico. 

Nambe Falls outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico

Photograph of the beautiful Nambe Falls outside of Santa Fe. 

Hanging ristras and a religious mural in Madrid, New Mexico

Religious mural in Madrid, New Mexico. The hanging 🌶️🌶️ peppers are called ristras. 

Pedestrian bridge in Madrid, New Mexico

I went for a walk around Madrid, New Mexico. I crossed this bridge and briefly journied to the outskirts of this small town.

Staring down a sidewalk in Las Vegas, New Mexico

Staring down a sidewalk in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Mucho Gusto Mexican Restaurant in Santa Fe

Sign and front door of a restaurant called Mucho Gusto in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Evening sky above a place called Mucho Gusto in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Signs in Cerrillos, New Mexico

Sign in Cerrillos, New Mexico. 

Marker near the entrance to Cerrillos, New Mexico.

Mary's Bar - view of a street corner in Cerrillos, New Mexico

Street corner in Cerrillos, New Mexico. Summer 2021.

Summer sunset in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Summer sunset in Santa Fe. 2021