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Gallup, New Mexico, on Route 66. (Actually NM Rte 118; there is no longer a US Route 66. It just sounds better. Nobody says "I got my kicks on New Mexico 118".)
This place was apparently in operation until about 2013, when a fire caused it to shut down. Wouldn't be surprised if several state agencies weren't far behind, either.
After a blustery and rainy afternoon, we were treated to a nice sunset.
Red Rock Park
Gallup, New Mexico
October 3, 2025
Gallup, NM. October 11, 2018. Shot on a Canon AE-1 and Kodak Portra 400. Developed and scanned by The Darkroom.
Nest of the Bald-faced Hornet, which is really a kind of aerial yellowjacket and not closely related to the "true" European Hornet. These nests are within a few dozen yards of the nest fragment I photographed last year. Now that winter winds have removed the leaves, it is much easier to see them. But sometimes those same wind damage the nests severely. New nests are built every year.
This species is black and white, rather than black and yellow like other yellowjackets, which nest below ground.
They are said to be "aggressively defensive". But because their nests are fairly high in trees and usually away from habitations, I don't think they are usual culprits in "wasp stings" at picnics.
The burrowing yellowjackets are notorious for attacking picnics, where they are attracted to meat, sugar, and water. They have been known to crawl inside soda cans, with very unpleasant results for the drinker.
here's a cool link:
www.boredpanda.com/colorful-paper-wasp-nests-rainbow-matt...
After waiting for a westbound covered hopper train to clear (getting into the clear in the yard at Gallup), this eastbound intermodal train now has a clear signal and is on the move on Main 1.
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Title: Indian Marksman, Gallup
Creator: Unknown
ContributorsKemp, Edward H., 1868-1964
Kemp, Josephine A.
Place: Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico
Date: ca. 1900-1920
Part of: Lantern slides of Indians
Description: Hand-colored glass lantern slide depicting a Native American in full headdress with drawn arrow and bow.
Physical Description: 1 slide: lantern (color); 8 x 10 cm
File Name: ag1991_0796_03_11_marksman_opt.jpg
Rights: DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University
Digital Collection: U.S. West: Photographs, Manuscripts, and Imprints
For more information, see: digitalcollections.smu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/wes/id/3138
For my video; youtu.be/J04CW7ELCJU,
Outside The Indian House Trading Company,
Gallup, New Mexico, United States
Dash9-44CW No. 985 in smart Heritage 1 livery heading a westbound double stack on 13 September 1999 as a huge thunderstorm was brewing up.
A few shots taken in my classroom today...and before I headed back to the rez to take care of cattle.