mikewalker's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

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mikewalker

Hiker, peakbagger, roadtripper and occasional writer from New Mexico, USA. When I'm not travelling I'm researching detailed itineraries so I can use my time on the road to see as much as possible. There's plenty of time to rest at home!

https://www.instagram.com/mikewalker479/

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Places visited in New Mexico

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Places visited in Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Places edited in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Boston, Massachusetts

Grave of Christopher Seider

This headstone marks the grave of an 11-year-old boy killed during clashes in the streets over the boycotting of British goods.

Tehachapi, California

Tehachapi Wind Farm

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

Allison

Added by Allison

Socorro, New Mexico

Socorro Isopod

A warm desert spring holds one of the rarest species on earth.

Added by philcrater

Los Lunas, New Mexico

New Mexico Mystery Stone

On the side of a remote mountain, a stone face bearing an inscription of mysterious origin.

Added by philcrater

Tenryu-Ji Shrine's Bamboo Trail

A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.

Added by bebeto

Portland, Oregon

The Vacuum Cleaner Museum

These machines have been collecting dust for decades.

jamesb

Added by jamesb

Tsuruoka, Japan

Sokushinbutsu of Dainichibou Temple

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

Dylan

Mesopotamos, Greece

Necromanteion of Ephyra

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Wellington, New Zealand

Moniac Machine

A strange machine made to evaluate the world economy using water and lots of tubes.

Added by mbison

Portland, Oregon

Rimsky-Korsakoffee House

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

littlebrumble

Added by littlebrumble

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Loretto Chapel

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

Bishop Castle

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

michelle

Added by michelle

Quemado, New Mexico

The Lightning Field

In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.

jamesb

Added by jamesb

Benson, Arizona

The Thing

What is the Thing?

Sam E