Re: Stereo opportunities in New Mexico?

[wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Bob Wier)]

>>Hi Guys -
>>
>>
>>We would appreciate any suggestions of good places to visit for stereo
>>photography, and we'd also like to know whether there are any stereo clubs
>>in NM which we might be able to visit.  Are there any special Easter
>>events which might be worth photographing?  My wife is particularly
>>interested in animal photography, but I'm more interested in scenery, both
>>natural and man-made.
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>
>>Keith, from the grey UK (at least it is today!)
>>

Keith - you don't say where you will be (ah, NM is kinda large). 
Right offhand, some of the more senic places I might think about
are the following...

The Easter Sunrise Services outside of Santa Fe are said to be
pretty spectacular (if somewhat cold) (I forget the name of the
outdoor ampitheater). 

The terrain around Taos is somewhat like the Grand Canyon (the
US's second highest suspension bridge is near there over the Rio Grande).

The Bistisi (sp?) badlands south of Farmington have multi colored
sands (somewhat like the painted desert in Arizona). 

Four Corners (where NM, Colo, Ariz, Utah meet) is a favorite photo
site where you can put one foot into 4 states at the same time (it's
on the Navajo reservation - they will charge a minor fee to get there). 

Grants NM is an old mining town/ghost town (western I-40) with some
interesting lava flows near there.

Ft. Sumner is where Billy the Kid was killed/buried. Santa Rosa has
some fairly large sinkholes, one of which is well known for scuba
diving (seems strange in New Mexico, somehow). 

Sandia Peak (via the cablecar) outside Albuquerque is interesting if
touristy. 

You can tell your wife that if you are lucky, you might get a stereo
picture of a giant Jackalope.

There is the VLA (Very Large Array) near Sicorro (radio astronomy
site - hard to get a good pictures unless the antennas are sitting
together, though). 

Any NM people on the list?

THANKS

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