StylePeterson » Rio Grande http://stylepeterson.com Photography / Web Design Tue, 22 May 2012 09:00:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Canadian Geese, Rio Grande, Albuquerque http://stylepeterson.com/nikon-d40-d60-photos/route-66-near-acoma-new-mexico http://stylepeterson.com/nikon-d40-d60-photos/route-66-near-acoma-new-mexico#comments Sat, 25 Sep 2010 22:18:42 +0000 admin http://stylepeterson.com/?p=4873 Canadian Geese, Rio Grande, Albuquerque

Canadian Geese, Rio Grande, Albuquerque. This photo shows one of the migratory visitors to the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Rio Grande Nature Center provides this protected marshland for local and migratory birds. Home to over 50 species of birds, the Rio Grande Nature Center attracts birders and other locals who enjoy these quiet marshlands.

Camera: Nikon D40, Nikon 55-200mm VR lens.

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This Sunset on The Rio Grande was seen one October afternoon while driving across the Central Avenue overpass in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Needless to say, I parked, grabbed my tripod and camera, and braved the rush hour traffic to capture this photo. It is a simple reminder of the beautiful natural gifts that I enjoyed during my years in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This was captured with my first DSLR, a Samsung GX-1S and kit lens. Photo by Don Peterson. In my other life I design web sites in my web design studio, newark1.com

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A Mallard on the Rio Grande. This immature Mallard duck was captured enjoying the marsh lands of The Rio Grande in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Camera: Nikon D40, Nikon 55-200mm VR lens.

]]> http://stylepeterson.com/ducks-birds-geese/4485/feed 0 Sunset On The Bosque http://stylepeterson.com/new-mexico-photos/albuquerque-photos/sunset-on-the-bosque http://stylepeterson.com/new-mexico-photos/albuquerque-photos/sunset-on-the-bosque#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:11:08 +0000 admin http://www.stylepeterson.com/?p=2652 Sunset on the Bosque, Rio Grande, Albuquerque
Sunset on the Bosque, Rio Grande, Albuquerque, New Mexico⇑

The Bosque is a wooded stretch of land that borders the Rio Grande (river) as it winds through Albuquerque, New Mexico. This pleasant and welcoming open space is populated with Cottonwood, coyote willow, and New Mexico olive trees among its flora. Its cool, shady forest provides habitat for beaver, numerous bird species, turtles, and snakes. It is a great space for a pleasant stroll or picnic, and is well loved by locals. This photo shows a stretch of the Bosque in Albuquerque near Isleta Pueblo at sunset.

]]> http://stylepeterson.com/new-mexico-photos/albuquerque-photos/sunset-on-the-bosque/feed 0 Sandia Mountains, Coronado State Park http://stylepeterson.com/new-mexico-photos/sandia-mountains-coronado-state-park http://stylepeterson.com/new-mexico-photos/sandia-mountains-coronado-state-park#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:26:04 +0000 admin http://www.stylepeterson.com/?p=2336 Sandia Mountains, Coronado State Park, New Mexico
Sandia Mountains, Coronado State Park, New Mexico. ⇑

A gentle breeze brushes against rusted cottonwoods . . . It is indian summer on the Rio Grande. The perfect time for enjoying the quiet beauty of a Sandia Mountains landscape as seen from Coronado State Park. What pleasant memories this photo beckons! The Coronado State Park provides some of the most beautiful views of the Sandias in the Albuquerque, New Mexico area. The Rio Grande drifts by in the foreground on land that was once the home of the Pueblo of Kuaua. This pueblo (or village) was settled about 1300 CE and abandoned toward the end of the 1500s CE. Kuaua was one of several Tiwa-speaking pueblos in the area when the conquistador Vasquez de Coronado arrived, and the village was almost certainly abandoned due to the after effects of the Tiguex War (February 1541). The Kuaua people had remarkable agricultural skills and innovative ways of irrigating crops with scarce rainfall. This beautiful setting still speaks of the lives they lived.

The Coronado State Monument is a quiet park nestled in Bernalillo that provides tours of reconstructed Native American kivas and a musuem chronicling the history of this important historic culture. It is worth seeking out if you plan to visit either Santa Fe or Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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