The Travelin' Gringo – Page 5 – Tales from the road

West Texas Sojourn (photo)

Over the last several weeks, I’ve been posting Instagram photos from my recent 2,000-mile road trip through northern New Mexico[…]

Terlingua, TX — I’ve written previously about my fondness for the quirky town of Terlingua in the Big Bend region[…]

Albuquerque, NM — The phrase “Route 66” conjures all sorts of nostalgia. This iconic road, established in 1966, spanned almost[…]

Albuquerque, NM — From 10,000 feet atop Sandia Peak, the view is pretty damn good. From there, you look down[…]

Las Cruces, NM — Both times I’ve been to Las Cruces, I noticed this striking mural on a water storage[…]

New Orleans, LA — While cruising the streets of New Orleans recently, searching for my daily Instagram fix, I spotted[…]

Metairie, Louisiana — Sometimes you can find great Instagram opportunities in the most unexpected places. I’ve never been to Kool[…]

Big Bend National Park, Texas — Storm clouds and the threat of impending rain just add to the natural and[…]

New Mexico’s “High Road to Taos” scenic byway offers an abundance of, well, scenery. Yesterday’s post gave you a look[…]

Riding between Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, you’ve got your choice of two scenic routes. I chose the “low road” going[…]

Taos, NM — Taos is a wonderfully scenic town nestled in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of north-central New Mexico.[…]

Somewhere between Van Horn and Marfa, Texas — It’s 75 miles from Van Horn to Marfa on US Hwy 90,[…]

In a parking lot in Taos, New Mexico, I found this intriguing bumper sticker on a pickup truck (naturally) with[…]

Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, New Mexico — Today’s photo offers another look at the Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway, an 85-mile[…]

Big Bend National Park, TX — At slightly more than 800,000 acres, Big Bend National Park attracts upwards of 300,000[…]