El Morro National Monument, New Mexico

© Mike F. Anderson

El Morro National Monument, New Mexico

Uploaded: May 22, 2019 | Entered: May 22, 2019 08:31:23

Description

These guys had nicer cursive writing skills in sandstone, than I do with a nice pen and paper. :-)

From Wikipedia: ... With its oasis-like source of water, El Morro served as a stopping place for numerous travelers through the otherwise arid and desolate region, many of whom left signatures, names, dates, and stories of their treks in the walls of the sandstone cliff. While some of the inscriptions are fading, there are still many that can be seen today, with some dating to the 17th century. The oldest historic inscription at El Morro, left by Juan de Oñate, the first Spanish governor of the colony of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, is dated April 16, 1605.

Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 70.00 mm, Model: NIKON D800

Comments

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures May 22, 2019

Such interesting info and you have presented this image with excellent detail, light and composition Mike!! #1725879

Ujjwal Mukherjee May 23, 2019

Thanks for sharing this,Mike! Fascinating place, excellent composition and capture! And yes, very impressive hand writing! #11768195

Emile Abbott level-deluxe June 07, 2019

They wrote better than I. Nice eye and capture, Mike. #11769069

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