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1. Nuts for Alamogordo!

By: Natasha Wing, on 4/16/2011
Blog: Natasha's News (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Me holding up a pistachio nut at McGinn's Pistachio Tree Ranch.

Just got back from a trip to Alamogordo, New Mexico where I did school visits at four schools and then spoke at the awards ceremony at the Young Writers Conference. The kids were prepared and full of questions, the hosts were generous and a hoot, and I got to experience a new part of our country.

Organizer and teacher, Ryal McMurry, from the Otera IRA, me,

and his mom, Cheeta, a literacy coach and my gracious driver.

At the awards ceremony, the high school was decorated with artwork by the kids inspired by my book, An Eye for Color: The Story of Josef Albers.

Good, dino!

I even found a dinosaur behind the high school who wanted some tummy rubs.

Teachers Alicia and Jean from Yucca Elementary

at White Sands National Park.

The teachers hosted a picnic nears the dunes of White Sands. What a wonderful treat! Have you ever sled down a dune? I did! And when the sun is setting, the dunes turn a haunting pale turquoise. It was such a calming place to be, and a nice place to meet the teachers under casual circumstances.

Thanks for the wonderful visit! I hope I inspired your kids to write more. They inspired me!

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2. 2009 New York to LA Road Trip: Day Ten White Sands, Pie Town NM, Winslow, Flagstaff, AZ

Posted on 8/26/2009
Blog: Laurasmagicday (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Um, what can I say? Fun. Pure. Fun. Felt like a kid sledding in the wintertime back in Chicago when I slid down those sand dunes [which are surprisingly cool despite the blazing sun]. Couldn't get enough. Only, I don't remember the hills being so hard to climb when I was a kid. We had a blast.

On our way to Pie Town--a must stop destination--we passed The Very Large Array [which fit nicely with our continuing alien theme]. Any Contact fans? This is where they filmed the movie:

Just made it to The Daily Pie Cafe before they closed at 3PM....

we each had three slices of pie for lunch and bought a Mexican Apple Pie [FREE PIE RECIPE HERE just scroll down the page & a great link to a condo in Kauai, too] for Joe to celebrate his birthday when we arrived home. After a stop in Winslow, AZ,

we hit the road to see The Meteor Crater:

and stopped off at The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, AZ to check out Saturn through The Pluto Telescope:

and, after toasting our last night we fell into bed and got up the next day to drive home.