Bends courtesy of iPhone 4, DoubleTake (excellent panorama stitching software), and my impatience this morning.
If you look closely you’ll see the two bored monument guides sitting on the bench outside the door completely unaware that the obelisk’s about to tumble on to their heads. Scary!
The blue sky too is completely Photoshopped and was added to cheer up people stuck under the never ending overcast skies and rain. Enjoy!
Here’s the incredible history of the Bennington obelisk. Amazing!
Here’s a quick panorama (click on the picture to see the full image extents) I took from a series of pictures I made with the iPhone 4 after a love dinner at the Olive Cafe. Highly recommended!
Funny. Didn’t know this field existed until on a walk Friday we started exploring the rough paths Portland Trails has posted behind Evergreen Cemetery. This field is accessible by a crumbling road from the University of New England. I think there might be access too from Mayfield Street.
Like the other pueblos in the Cibola forest area, Qurai was abandoned after drought and increased attacks by the Apache. Most pueblo residents moved to settlements and pueblos in the Rio Grande valley, like Isleta.
Here’s a larger version of the same panorama.
Quarai is part of the Salinas Pueblo Missions.
Also visited the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, too.