Manzano, Founded 1824
Manzano, New Mexico
Karen Rivera
Manzano is one of New Mexico’s small almost ghost towns tucked away in the Cibola National Forest. With an estimated population of 54, the main attractions are its photo opps and the legendary Manzano Mountain Retreat.
For 35 years, the working apple farm has produced 4,000 bushels of apples and 3,000 gallons of cider annually. A daily update on the web site lists which of the 34 types are currently available.
The aerial shot below, taken from the Manzano Mountain Retreat website shows the orchards cut out of the forest.
November 16, 2010 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Cemetery Crosses, Churches, Community, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Graveyard Crosses, Historic Churches, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, Mission Churches, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Rustic Crosses, Saints and Martyers, Southern New Mexico, Spirituality, Stone Churches | Tags: Adobe Church, Apples, Cemetery, Cross of the Day, Ghost Town, Graveyard Crosses, Historic Churches, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, Manzano, mission church, Mountain Churches, Mountains, New Mexico, Religious Art, Road Trips, Southern New Mexico, Stone Churches, Village Churches | Leave a comment
Punta de Agua
Highway 55, Southern New Mexico
Karen Rivera
The small villages along Highway 55 have always held a special place in my hard-scrabble New Mexican heart. Using the few resources available in the barren, harsh acres early settlers recycled the ever-present rocks into homes, walls, and churches.
In Punta de Agua, the rough-cut stone San Antonio Church stands as a monument to an earlier example of sustainable and green building.
If you’d like to walk through Punta de Agua at street level, click here to go to Google Maps, then click satellite.
November 16, 2010 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Cemetery Crosses, Churches, Community, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Graveyard Crosses, Hand Carved Crosses, Historic Churches, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, Mission Churches, Mountain Churches, New Mexico, Northern New Mexico, Patron Saints, Rustic Crosses, Saints and Martyers, Santos, Southern New Mexico, Spirituality, Stone Churches, Traditional Crosses | Tags: Architectural Detail, Blue Doors, Churches, Classic Churches, Classic Mountains, Classics, Cross of the Day, Crosses, Hand Carved, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, Manzano, Mission Churches, Mountainair, New Mexico, New Mexico Photography, Outdoor Photography, Patron Saints, Photography, Religious Art, Road Signs, Road Trips, Saints and Martyrs, San Antonio, Santos, Scenic View, Stone Churches, Village Churches, Wayside Attraction | Leave a comment
Nuestra Nuestra Senora de Los Dolores de Manzano
Manzano, New Mexico
Karen Rivera
February 28, 2010 | Categories: Adobe Churches, Art, Black Iron Crosses, Churches, Cross of the Day, Crosses, CrossoftheDay, Historic Churches, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, Madonna, Mother of God, Mountain Churches, New Mexico Photography, Our Lady of Sorrows, Patron Saints, Saints and Martyers, Southern New Mexico, Traditional Crosses | Tags: Abobe Churches, Black Iron, Cross, Cross of the Day, CrossoftheDay, Folk Art, Graveyard Crosses, Inspirational Photography, Karen Rivera, Manzano, New Mexico, Nuestra Senora de Los Dolores de Manzano, Patron Saints, Southern New Mexico, Village Churches | Leave a comment
Nuestra Nuestra Senora de Los Dolores de Manzano