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Sunday, August 12, 2012

A Final Word on Albuquerque

I basically jumped from one trip- Ag Media Summit in New Mexico, to another- Iowa. So, before I start talking about our adventures in the Amanas, I figured I'd better post the rest of my pictures from Albuquerque.

Breanne and I when we first arrived

The Native American heritage is very prominent in New Mexico

We saw climbing ivy on many buildings. The soft, deep green vegetation against the rough, light-colored buildings was beautiful.
This is one of many gift shops in the area. The turquoise stands out in my mind characterizing many of these buildings.



An example of what I think of as the "Old West," which is very real and prominent here. 


Vendors selling handmade jewelry- mostly turquoise, lined the sidewalk.

Another thing that was very noticeable was the Hispanic influence, and with that Catholicism.

During the "Famous Welcome Party" we tried to gather as many Mizzou students and alums to take a picture with Boelte Bull, the mascot of one of our sponsors, Boelte-Hall.

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