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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Right now. Jemez Mountains between Canjilon and El Rito New Mexico.

ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Right now. XC 🏃 in the Datil Mountains NW of the Very Large Array and the Plains of San Augustine. A Huge wilderness playground to explore.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Right now. El Cabezón from high in the San Pedro mountains south of Madrid and Golden, New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

In the badlands, just south of Chimayo, New Mexico. About 15 miles NE of Camel Rock in Tesuque. Coincidence?

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Right now. First rays on Chicoma Mountain, highest peak in the Jemez Mountains 11,561') from the Tesuque badlands south of Chimayo, New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Right now. From the top of the Petaca Mining District north of Ojo Caliente, I can see south to the Manzanos down toward Socorro and Mount San Antonio, on the right, and the Sangre de Cristos way into CO. Pretty sure I picked out Blanca Peak.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Right now. 🏃 up Rowe Mesa west of the Pecos River following a soaking rain yesterday - and ❄️ in the Sangres!

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Right now. Above the Tusas River NE of Ojo Caliente. Can you spot the Pedernal? There is vastly more land between 7-8,000' than above 8. This zone is my favorite playground to explore.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Right now. XC 🏃 along the eastern rim of the long wave of mesas forming the western edge of the Great Plains. Between Las Vegas and Tucumcari New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Right now Pecos mission church ruins. Let it ❄️!

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Right now. The Wolf Moon at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Right now, 🏃 along La Punta de la Mesa de San Jose above the Pecos River at the foot of the Sangre de Cristos in northern New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Enjoying the night above Frye Creek on the north shoulder of 10,780' Mt. Graham in the Piñaleño Mountains of SE AZ. Big adventure 🏃 in the morning!

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Right Now. Camping in the Big Lue Mountains in the Apache National Forest just across the New Mexico border in SE Arizona.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

El Rio Grande flowing through the Caja del Rio below the Valles Caldera west of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Right now. El Rio Grande flowing through the Caja del Rio with the Jemez Mountains behind.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

This morning. Battleship Rock above the Jemez River and below the Valles Caldera.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Right now. McCauley Warm Springs below Jemez Falls and east of Battleship Rock. Not quite warm enough for a dip on this 25 degree morning.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

My favorite New Mexico 🏃🏻‍♂️ destination - San Antonio Hot Springs. 105 degree water heated by the still active Valles Caldera on the side of the canyon above San Antonio Creek.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Right now. East of Anton Chico, New Mexico near the Star Axis and above the western edge of the Great Plains. 19 degrees, calm and a few inches of snow - perfect 🏃🏻‍♂️ conditions.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Live from La Mesa de Los Viejos above the Chama River Canyon. It is a wind, cloud and sun kind of morning with the most amazing light show!

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Live from Caja del Rio looking downstream toward Cochiti Reservoir. The Rio Grande is flowing strong, though I won't see it this morning. The Caja is Huge! 🏃🏻‍♂️

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

This morning, Truchas Peaks from the SE ridge of Picuris Peak, in the Carson Nat'l Forest north of Peñasco, New Mexico. Winter is coming!

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

This morning, Jemez Mountains from the hills above Dixon, New Mexico below Picuris Pueblo.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

This morning. Pecos River flowing well south of Bernal, New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Right now. By 🏃🏻‍♂️ way up above La Ventana Arch in the Malpais, I proved to myself there is no way to reach the top of the arch...

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Right now. Looking north across the Malpais toward sacred Tsoodzil (Mount Taylor) bound for the Mangas Mountains south of Pie Town. Happy Halloween!

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

This morning, Sangre de Cristos from hills between Ojo Caliente and Petaca, New Mexico

Sunrise over the Sangre de Cristos Mountains

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Right now. Ruins of the Pecos Pueblo Spanish church, built in 1717 on the foundation of the previous 1619 church, which Pueblo Warriors destroyed in the.first successful American revolution in 1680.

Ruins of Spanish Church with morning sun in front of Rowe Mesa

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Right now. Snow on the high peaks of the Sangres! 😃 In Alaska this early snow is called termination dust, which may fall in early September. ❄️ I had to dig my window scraper out of the garage this morning 😆

Morning sun and fresh snow on the High Pesks of the Sangre de Cristos

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Right now. Carrizo Mountains from the Vera Cruz Mountains, which are SE toward the Capitans. Beautiful and remote wild lands, perfect for October.

Mountains and blue sky in Billy the Kid country

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Turns out much of Nogal Peak has burned, so I 🏃🏻‍♂️ up west from Capitan Gap opposite the main massif of the Capitans, New Mexico's only prominent east-west range.

Fall colors on the 10,000'+ Capitan Mountains.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Right now. Nogal Peak NW of Ruidoso from my 🏃🏻‍♂️ in the Capitan Mountains. I aim to 🏃🏻‍♂️ up there tomorrow after capturing a comet ☄️ tonight. Stay tuned. I am online a thousand feet above Capitan, New Mexico!

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Right now. Mesa above Ghost Ranch and the Chama River canyon, northern New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Right now. La Punta de la Mesa de San José above the Pecos River.

Yellow and red rock mesa in New Mexico covered with piñon/juniper forest

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Right now. Harvest moon and lightning backlighting this gynormous cloud east of Santa Fe, New Mexico at the southern terminus of the Rocky Mountains.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Right now above the Chama River Canyon with El Cerro Pedernal behind. Cold weather has yet to arrive in northern New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Georgia O'Keeffe's "Black Place" in NW New Mexico is a surreal area to explore.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

This morning, Chama River Valley from the north side of the Valles Caldera above Coyote, New Mexico.

Mesas and ponderosa pine forest above the Chama River valley just west of Abiquiu Reservoir.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Starvation Peak, between the Pecos River and Tecolote Canyon, and just south of Bernal, New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Red River just upstream from La Junta, Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, New Mexico. I slept the night before on top of the mesa.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Confluence of Embudo Creek and Rio de las Trampas, northern New Mexico. One of my favorite places to explore. 🏃

Rock formations with creeks at the bottom

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Early morning sun on the Needle, above Albuquerque, New Mexico, from the Sandia Crest.

The Sandia Mountains are a truly wild area close to Albuquerque

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Lava bridge in the Malpais, south of Grants, New Mexico .

Lava bridge in the Malpais of New Mexico. It used to be a tube but the roof collapsed.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Cloud river this morning along a ridge above the Continental Divide Trail NE of Echo Amphitheater and Abiquiu Reservoir, New Mexico.

The cloud flowed down the ridge at a rapid clip!

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Morning cloud over Bull Creek in the southernmost Sangre de Cristos, east of Lower Las Colonias, New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

This morning on the north side of the Valles Caldera south of Abiquiu during a lightning and rain-filled run

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Gray jay this morning at 12,000 in the Sangre de Cristos, above Santa Fe, New Mexico

The jay flew right up to me, about 3 feet away...

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

The petrified wood in the mas o menos 20M year old Santa Fe Group formation SW of Madrid, New Mexico, preserves fine details of massive trees. What an amazing place this is.

Petrified tree trunk in northern New Mexico.

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ManSolo @betheljoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Wild horse on the BLM lands SW of Madrid, New Mexico.

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