From 9.29.26-10.5.26 my father, sister and I drove from Chicago, IL to Las Vegas, NM and back. This is part of Day 7.
See all of the New Mexico trip posts at New Mexico 2026.
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| Landscape |
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| Wow |
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| Amazing |
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| Beautiful |
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| Incredible |
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| A very mighty Southwestern Ponderosa Pine |
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| A ponderosa without a top |
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| Common Yarrow |
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| Lichen on an old fence post, surrounded by Blue Grama grass (which isn't particularly blue) |
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| Moss on scorched ponderosa wood |
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| It's grotesque fungi eating swollen masses of pine sap time!!! Yay! |
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| Who doesn't like grotesque fungi eating swollen masses of pine sap?.. |
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| ...Most people! |
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| The bark is very pretty. The grotesque fungi eating swollen masses of pine sap is... disgusting and fascinating |
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| Ok, I admit this is very gross. But also very cool! In a gross way |
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| Wood dripping pitch (sap bleed). |
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