On Monday, I left Boise City, OK and drove to the top of Capulin Volcano National Monument in northeastern New Mexico. I took 412 to the southeast and then 87 north and west to the entrance road. The views along the way were less than thrilling. Part of the 8,000 square mile Raton-Clayton Volcanic Field, Capulin Volcano showcases the volcanic geology of the surrounding area. The views are spectacular day or night, with views of 4 different states from the volcanic rim and one of the darkest night skies in the country. It was snowing lightly when I arrived, and visibility was near zero. <\/p>\n
I pulled over by a really cool pine tree skeleton, but could not figure out how to make a decent photo. After taking a peek into the crater, I drove down the switchbacks and turned right to head north to Folsom, NM. From there, I headed north and then east on 456 to Kenton, OK. The scenic views on 456 were spectacular, especially along the 17 miles of unpaved road. <\/p>\n
On the final stretch of 325 as I headed back to my hotel in Boise City, I had a zillion meadowlarks, several Red-tailed Hawks, a Ferruginous Hawk, and another Golden Eagle. I managed to get a few of the raptors in the frame with the 200-600 as they jumped off their telephone pole perches, but I deleted every one. <\/p>\n
Today is Tuesday 25 October 2022. I left Boise City at 430am and headed for Wichita National Wildlife Refuge to see what I could see. I head to Dallas on Wednesday afternoon for my afternoon non-stop flight to Orlando. Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing, I hope that you too have a great day. This blog post took about 90 minutes to prepare and makes two hundred-thirteen days in a row with a new one.<\/p>\n
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\n| \n | This image was created on 24 October 2022n in northeastern New Mexico. I used the handheld Sony FE 70-200mm f\/2.8 GM OSS II lens<\/a> (at 99mm) and The One, the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless Digital Camera.<\/a>. The exposure was determined via Zebras with Exposure Compensation on the thumb dial. ISO 800: 1\/800 sec. at f\/8 (stopped down three stops) in Manual mode. AWB at11:39:08am on a solidly cloudy morning. <\/p>\n Tracking: Spot S AF\/C with Bird-Eye\/Face Detection performed perfectly. Click on the image to enjoy a high-res version. <\/p>\n |