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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Nov 17, 2011
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The mission of the morning was a simple relocation south to Albuquerque. Ann took the rental car and I took Pia. By Ann’s calculation it would be a three hour drive. What a coincidence! That’s exactly how long I planned for the flight to take.
First stop after departure: the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, perched 650’ above the river. On the weekends one lane is closed for people to take a walking tour. I can confirm that the SeaRey level view is much more impressive than the asphalt level view.
Date Taken:
Nov 17, 2011
Place Taken:
Near Taos, NM
Owner:
Dan Nickens
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493, Travails of Pia Romeo
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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There was a further diversion from the direct path down river to Albuquerque. I had to check out the Hippie Houses in the Earthship Biotecture colony.
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Earthship Biotecture
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Some of the houses are pretty fancy for a “low cost, sustainable” future housing project. Lots in the economically sustainable subdivision of the future start at $300,000 according to my source…..a kid cementing a tin can into a wall of the show house.
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Hippie House 2
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Frank A. Carr - Nov 17,2011
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Grotesque is the first thing that comes to mind. But, it does come with an Out House.
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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This is probably a house Dr. Seuss designed for his unpublished work, “Horton Hears a Who House.”
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Hippie House 3
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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This is the entrance to the Earthship subdivision. It is the only part of the colony accessible for the viewing public…unless you happen to have a SeaRey for a self guided private tour.
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Hippie Houses 4
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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The Rio Grande “National Wild and Scenic” River cuts across the Espanola Basin. The low, flat basin is one of three along the river that is defined by faults. The faults allowed big blocks of crust to sink or rise or both. One result of the sunken block rising again is that the river cuts into the basin in spectacular fashion.
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Grande Gorge
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Frank A. Carr - Nov 17,2011
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So Dan, would a rift be something like an ancient earthquake?
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Not so much an earthquake as an ancient Moses reaching out his staff and invoking a slow parting of the land!
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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The Rio Grande rift separates the Colorado Plateau from the interior of the North American continent. The rift was created by plates being pulled apart with associated thinning of both the crust and mantle. The rift extends from central Colorado all the way down to Mexico. The river has taken advantage of the pulling and faulting to dig a deep trench.
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Down Gorge
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Georgia O’Keefe looked upon these hills from her home in Abiquiu (the “Ghost Ranch”). The view from the SeaRey looked similar to her painting of “My Back Yard” (only better because the view was painted in a 3D panorama on “My Windscreen”). See Georgia’s Back Yard view at <a href="http://www.art.com/products/p8262384465-sa-i5280779/georgia-okeeffe-my-back-yard.htm">http://www.art.com/products/p8262384465-sa-i5280779/georgia-<br>okeeffe-my-back-yard.htm</a>
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Georgia’s view of red and yellow cliffs? Her view can be seen at <a href="http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/landscape.html">http://www.okeeffemuseum.org/landscape.html</a> . The SeaRey view is on the right.
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Georgia's Cliffs
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Mogote Ridge
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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A deviation to the local reservoir was greeted with a great blue mirrored surface. The Abiquiu Reservoir sits at an elevation of about 6200’. Pia sat upon the reservoir for to see what Georgia could have seen. Imagine what she could have seen from a SeaRey. I’d love to have given her a ride to find out. Maybe she could point out the cow skull she often painted. Or maybe that contrast wouldn’t come up after such a life affirming experience as a SeaRey flight? Who knows? No doubt putting her view on canvas would have been spectacular.
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Smooth Cruise
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Frank A. Carr - Nov 17,2011
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Oh gads, the Master Story Teller now has Photoshop (or equivalent). There surely is a mystery in our future.<!-- >'"><br><font color=red size=6>' or > missing in user HTML. Please fix the HTML.</font> -->
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Dan Nickens - Nov 18,2011
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No doubt there is mystery about the future, Frank, but there is none about the photoshopping: it's simply a fascination with Ms. O'Keefe's perspective.
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Cerro Pedernal was spectacular in its reflected form on the reservoir. Georgia might have seen it from Pia’s perspective as the reservoir was completed during her lifetime. According to O’Keefe, “It’s my private mountain. It belongs to me. God told me if I painted it enough, I could have it.” To enhance her claim to God’s gift, she had her ashes scattered into the wind on top of the mountain.<br /><br />Perdernal’s flat top is covered by at least five different lava flows. Who can imagine such a violent birth for a serenity evoking appearance? Only a geologist….<br />
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OKeefe s Mountain
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Georgia should have painted this. I could definitely imagine a cow skull being crossed by the green stream.
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Green Streak
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Down on the Rio Chama the yellow leaves of fall were making their debut. The river is a major tributary of the Rio Grande.
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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The Los Alamos National Laboratory, the birth place of nuclear weapons, sits on the side of a “super” volcano. At 12 miles across, the caldera is one of the smaller of the Super Volcanoes. How many atomic bombs would it take to blow a 12 mile crater in rock? I’m sure I don’t want to know.
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Flying down the Rio Grande past Bandelier National Monument got us close and personal to the ancient ones. Just over a million years ago this area was covered with ash from the adjoining super volcano. Ten thousand years ago this material was used by the ancestral pueblo people to make bricks for their cliff dwellings.
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Going Down Rio
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Frank A. Carr - Nov 17,2011
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Where is Plan B? Not to the left, not to the right, I hope it's at your 6?
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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What's wrong with straight ahead? There was enough water to make it interesting.
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Sand washed into the river made for some intricate looking bars.
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Fancy Sand
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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A river delta at mouth of this wash made for a banded bar. It would have been great to have explored it by beaching. Unfortunately I had now squandered all the time that should have been saved by flying instead of driving.
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Washed Out
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Getting closer to Albuquerque the river showed definite evidence of recent human activity. It was still, however, predominantly inhuman.
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River Tracks
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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In Albuquerque there was a Temporary Flight Restriction full of more hot air than those surrounding the vice president. Fortunately it was in a more fugacious phase when we flew over.<br /><br />The Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum is dedicated to ballooning and lighter than air flight. The adjoining facility has hosted more than 1000 balloons and is the largest hot air balloon festival anywhere.<br /><br />Ann was waiting when I parked Pia at the Double Eagle II airport after 2.4 hours. I figured she was speeding. Riding with Pia over the 160 miles, 228 photos were captured (less than 1.5 per mile), dropping well below earlier portions of the trip. Ann said the car view was pretty good too. She followed the GPS from the airport and it took her off the paved roads and down through the Rio Grande canyon. She managed to make the trip with zero photos per mile.<br />
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Dan Nickens - Nov 17,2011
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Lighting up the night with balloons at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fest made for a great evening diversion. The fair grounds were packed with balloons and spectators. On cue, the balloon pilots would light their fires. Unfortunately they were ground bound. Apparently no one was approved from night flight.
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