When my nephew travels, he takes thousands of pictures. He takes pictures of everything imaginable, but he doesn’t take any pictures of himself. This drives my parents crazy because they think family vacations should have pictures of family. I understand this, but he doesn’t. Why does he want pictures of people that he sees all the time? He wants scenery and cool stuff.
He went on the trip to New Mexico with me, and I promised them that I would get plenty of pictures of us both. He didn’t want to waste his camera space, so we used mine. These are some of the results.
The first picture was taken at the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial. It is a somber place, and I felt funny taking a touristy picture there.
Next, we stopped at the big cross in Groom, Texas and sat in on a famous meal.
After spending the night in Tucumcari, New Mexico, we took a walk around the ghost town of Cuervo, New Mexico. That’s not Jose lurking in the shadows. It’s Trader Dave.
Later, we went to the shores of the Rio Grande at Coronado State Park.
We didn’t cross the river. Instead, we climbed to Nambe Falls and found a big rock to sit on.
Then, we went to the church at Chimayo where there are stories of dirt that heals all wounds.
The next day was rough for my nephew. He was sick and had to stay behind as we went to Chaco Canyon. However, he bounced back and was able to visit Acoma. We took one picture in front of a kiva.
We took another picture with Enchanted Mesa behind us. According to the sign, I couldn’t throw my nephew over the edge.
After Acoma, we drove west to El Morro and had our photo taken on top of that. I kept thinking that the box canyon below would be a great place for a hideout.
We hiked up the Tent Rocks trail and had another picture made. I’m not sure what the man in the background is doing. He has on a Skipper shirt and a Gilligan hat. That’s all I know.
The next one did not involve a climb. It involved making our way to the church ruins at Pecos National Monument.
Finally, we drove to the overlook at White Rock.
That’s it. That is family time in New Mexico
SBI: A Thinning Crowd 
The OK bombing memorial is a very moving sight. Nice pictures
Thank you. I’ve been there several times, and it never fails to affect me.
Nice pictures. When scrolled down fast, the people don’t change but the background. 🙂
Seems like you had fun with your nephew. 🙂
Thanks. We had a great time. I’ll have to check that optical illusion.
Photos without the people just look like postcards, you two are like peas in a pod. Nice memories. Cheers
Thanks. I’ll tell him about the postcard effect.
This is like “Where in the World Is Rick?”
I wonder that sometimes myself.
“That’s not Jose in the background…” Wow.
Yeah. Jose Cuervo. Get it?