Tag Archives: new mexico

Please Recycle

Posted on September 6, 2010 by An Xiao

I took hundreds of photos on my train trip, and I’ve been sifting through them slowly. Something interesting to observe is the patterns that emerge, the little themes I didn’t realize I was collecting. Here’s one: how do we regionalize sustainability? Two examples of recycling bins: the above is from Eagle Nest, NM, on the [...]

Albuquerque Street Murals

Posted on September 2, 2010 by An Xiao

The Southwest Chief stops in Albuquerque for nearly an hour, so of course I had to run around the city and take pictures. In just an hour, I was struck by the number of murals in the area. They had the familiar color scheme and overall style of Southwest art but with more of an [...]

Windmills

Posted on September 1, 2010 by An Xiao

One of the neat things about my train trip was seeing broad uses of clean energy. We certainly passed our share of traditional power plants, but I saw windmills popping up in a number of places. Above is a shot of wind turbines from wine country in Windsor, Ontario; below is one of a single [...]