Replacement of 16” crude oil pipeline, in place since 1957. This is the southernmost of two pipeline corridors through Placitas.
Replacement of 16” crude oil pipeline, in place since 1957. This is the southernmost of two pipeline corridors through Placitas.
Three views — south, east and west — of a 16-inch crude oil pipeline replacement through Placitas area, July 2024. This pipeline, running from the southeast corner of New Mexico to the northwest corner, Permian Basin to San Juan Basin, has been here since 1957.

iPhone view from Placitas northeast toward Santa Fe, looking over the Cuchilla de San Francisco, opposite sunset, May 16, 2024. Sunset, May 16, west view toward Cabezon with iPhone.
Another gusty morning in spring: Reading the New York Times on an IPad and bird watching through the window. Little snow left on the mountain, no superbloom on the hills. Jerry Seinfeld, confronted with the Israel-Hamas war, the Times says, “can no longer be about nothing.” On Monday, neighbors and pueblo leaders will celebrate a …
Turned around and saw a meteor.


Just when he was getting used to the place, the weather got weird.