So this regional adobe thing? It's beginning to annoy me. Seriously? Who is enforcing this? Is it just a practical thing? Is the material cheap? I guess I should have known this would be a thing after having seen it in every media product about the region, but seeing it myself is creating a minor … Continue reading 312. Bernalillo, Sandoval County (NM12) →

If you had asked me to imagine what the courthouse here would look like, I think I would have imagined something like this. This, however, is a special and strange case. There are a few strange cases when it comes to courthouses, some I've thought about (there are counties that have no county seat) and … Continue reading 311. Santa Fe, Santa Fe County (NM11) →

Welcome to the birthplace of Oppenheimer's deadly toy. As an amateur physicist and historian, I was all aflutter here. This is where the country's greatest minds assembled and the result was barely avoided doom in the age of reason (sidenote: if I ever had an emo band, I would name it Doom In The Age … Continue reading 310. Los Alamos, Los Alamos County (NM10) →

When I hit the courthouse, I could have kissed the ground. This leg was the most stressful one thus far, in fact the most stressful drive I've had in a very long time. Getting out to photograph was a delight because my adrenaline was just a little bit up and I needed to burn it … Continue reading 309. Taos, Taos County (NM09) →

The photographs aren't quite as good when the sun conspires against you, no? For a little bit I thought I was going to disappoint you further. I wasn't entirely sure that the county had an actual courthouse. It's an unincorporated community, so who knows? That said, I'm pretty sure that the county complex here more … Continue reading 308. Mora, Mora County (NM08) →

[UPDATE 10/09/20: The above is, as far as I'm concerned, the proper courthouse for San Miguel County, but it wasn't revealed to me until later. The photo below is what I got the first time...] We are not impressed with this courthouse. Serviceable perhaps, but definitely missing that certain je ne sais quoi. Or, really, … Continue reading 307. Las Vegas, San Miguel County (NM07) →

Oh, Colorado! I am about 98% sure that this is the front of the courthouse. I am also about 98% sure that this is the least impressive facing. In fact, when I got to the courthouse I parked in front of some guy's house and he came out while I was framing a shot. I … Continue reading 306. Trinidad, Tres Animas County (CO01) →

I don't know for sure if this is the courthouse or just a "building" but, based on my extensive experience with courthouses, I have a sneaking suspicion that it is... Raton strikes me as what I would imagine a ski community would look like: a little bit kitschy, a little bit quaint, and a little … Continue reading 305. Raton, Colfax County (NM06) →

Lovely! I don't know exactly what style this courthouse is, but I hope I see more because I don't remember having seen the like thus far. May I also thank the city for having an easy to find cache for me... I ended up at a historical marker on the edge of town and found … Continue reading 304. Clayton, Union County (NM05) →

That is a really, really small courthouse. Not exactly like a Sears edition courthouse, either. That's not entirely true and I feel a little bad saying it, but it's more like the low-end discontinued model Sears courthouse. And yet, all evidence to the contrary, there is life... And you know what there isn't out here? … Continue reading 303. Mosquero, Harding County (NM04) →