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The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, locally known as the "Gorge Bridge" and the "High Bridge", is a steel deck arch bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge 10 miles northwest of Taos, New Mexico, United States. At 565 feet above the Rio Grande. It is the seventh highest bridge in the United States.

From the Kayak Rodeo in 2013. This is one GREAT annual event here in New Mexico on the Rio Grande river.
Events Schedule
Mothers Day Rio Grande Whitewater Festival 2014

Friday May 9, 2014
River Rendezvous $15 per person including lunch from the Pilar Yacht Club.
9:00-9:30- Registration and Coffee
9:30-10:15- Streamflow Outlook, Rolf Schmidt-Petersen and Craig Cotton
10:30-11:00- Throwbag Toss
11:00-11:30- Rio Grande Climate Change Challenges, Dagmar Llewellyn
11:30-Noon- Planning: Rio Grande del Norte Monument, John Bailey
Noon Lunch- Pilar Yacht Club
1:00-5:00- Geology Float-Racecourse, Paul Bauer, Bring your own boat.
-5PM SUP- Inflatable Kayak Demos – Sponsored by AIRE Inflatables
-6PM Dutch Oven Cookoff - Show off your dutch oven skills! Following the River Rendezvous on Friday evening, we invite everyone to participate in a dutch oven cook off. All interested parties need to bring their own charcoal, firepan, dutch oven as well as whatever you would like to put in it. There will be a panel of judges giving top honors in a dinner and dessert category and a delicious potluck for all participants and guests to enjoy and judge for themselves.

Saturday, May 10, 2014
-8 – 10AM General Race Registration.$20 for the First Race, $10 for each race after, $60 per team of four, Rafting Race. First 75 entrants gets a Festival T-Shirt
-9AM Interpretive Guided Hike with BLM Ranger- Picuris Trail/Slide Trail loop
Meet at the trailhead at Taos Junction Bridge on NM 570 for this moderate 2.0 mile round trip hike. Spectacular views, history, and archeology! - Sponsored by the BLM Taos Field Office.
-10AM – Noon: Kayak Downriver Race
Men’s and Women’s Division
Long Boat- 9 feet and above, Short Boat, under 9 feet.
-1PM – 3PM Kayak, Canoe, SUP Slalom - at After 5
-3:30 – 4:30PM – Kid and Mom Tandem Race – starts at Lone Juniper and finishes at Rio Bravo Campground. (Ik's, Kayaks, SUP, Raft's)
5PM – 6PM Raft R-4 Downriver Race (four paddlers per boat)– Quartzite to County Line
3PM – 5PM Kayak Clinics & Demos - sponsored by Four Corners Riversports
6:30 - 7:30PM– Awards at Rio Bravo
7:30 - 9:30PM - OPEN MIC - Campfire tunes - Sponsored by ELM

Sunday May 11th – Mother’s Day
-8AM – 12:00PM Pilar Yacht Club, Mother’s Day Benefit Breakfast for NMROA- New Mexico River Outfitter Association: All Welcome
-12-1:30PM – SUP Races :Men’s and Women’s Divisions:Long Board 11ft+, Short Board under 11ft.
-2 – 4 PM Kayak Rodeo at Sleeping Beauty - Rodeo Judge: TBD: Men’s and Women’s Division
-4:30PM Après Race Awards & Party: Mother’s Day Music and Brews Just down road from races on right www.blueheronbrews.com

SPONSORS: Four Corners River Sports, Colorado Kayak Supply
AIRE, NRS-Northwest River Supplies, Jacks Plastic Welding, Rio Grande Restoration
An American Canoe Association Paddle America Club event. Helmets required for all Races.

$20 per person for the first event (includes an event T-Shirt to first 75) $10 Each additional Event.

$60 Per Raft of 4 (R-4) for the Raft Downriver Race.

Black and white, what a great color combination.
Take a peek by clicking on " for more information" link.

The above image is the Rio Chama, New Mexico.
As I hike the rivers of the America, I find color and abstractions.

The month of December, Christmas and New Years went by unnoticed. Escaping the Winter temps of Northern New Mexico and heading South to Big Bend National Park and the Chihuahua Desert seemed a worthy endeavor, both for warmer temperatures and the opportunity to capture a few (or several hundred) new images.
Joined by CJ, we explored the back country on 2 wheels and 2 feet. Images to come.
Thanks for looking.

Autumn along the Rio Grande is the best.

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After CJ & I spent the Winter of 2011-2012 touring Central America on my 1992 R 100 GS BMW motorcycle, we find ourselves into full Spring in Embudo, New Mexico, having missed Winter and all the snow that it brings. We've been hauling straw & horse manure to be used in our orchard & gardening endeavors. The early signs of fruits & vegetables are positive.
I just wanted to post the image of the Sharp-shinned Hawk to make an attempt to coax some of you out from behind your screen.
Things are alive up here. While working outside yesterday I photographed a beautiful Bull Snake & this hawk. I watched an Osprey hoover, kite & dive into the Rio Grande River attempting to snag a feast, while I stood in the orchard.
The day before, while on the river, I floated by a Night Heron, a Great Blue Heron & got buzzed by an Osprey, perhaps the same one.
Get out & enjoy this beautiful New Mexico Spring.

As of today, this is my top selling image. I'm a bit curious as to why this image is liked. What's you opinion?

Tomorrow I headed South to Santa Fe to shoot the Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival. It's in cooperation with Keep Santa Fe Beautiful and their recycling efforts surrounding America Recycles Day (November 15th) and New Mexico Recycling Awareness Month, Recycle Santa Fe is one of the hippest, eco-conscious art markets and juried art events of its time. Hope to see you there.