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The Lady in White - MOGI FRANKLIN MYSTERIES

3/7/2018

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An old photograph of Longhorn Cattle.

Charlie Goodnight's tombstone, plus his wife's tombstone.

The cemetery with Charlie Goodnight's tombstone.

Cattle country, north Texas, close to Amarillo.

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Outlaw- MOGI FRANKLIN MYSTERIES

3/7/2018

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This is a side canyon at Lake Powell. The surrounding hills are known for their lack of vegetation.

Wahweap Marina, on the south end of the Lake.

The houseboat is anchored in the side canyon and the speedboat is used to visit the sights of the Lake.

Rainbow Bridge, one of the more famous sights at Lake Powell. I can only be reached by speedboat.

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Ghosts of the San Juan - MOGI FRANKLIN MYSTERIES

10/13/2017

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This is sunset along the mountains of the Four Corners area.

A typical rafting trip includes people, the raft, lifejackets, food (in coolers), bathroom facilities, tents, sleeping bags, mattresses, clothes, and all the water that we’ll need for the entire trip. And lots of sunscreen – it rarely rains and can be over 100 degrees.

This is the deepest part of the canyon – about 2000 feet to the top of that rock in the distance. Part of the wilderness portion, there’re 54 river miles of no roads, no cell reception, no people, and there’s no going back once you get in there.

this is at sunset on the west part of the river. We’ve gone far enough that the very top layer of rock (seen in picture 3) has now dipped into the earth enough that it’s right beside us.

This is my son wading in the river.

We’re close to the end of the canyon, about to come out into the flat country. The water was low on this trip.

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The Lost Children - MOGI FRANKLIN MYSTERIES

10/12/2017

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The Ouray Cemetery is north of the town. This looks back towards the valley in which the town sits. Many headstones are from the 1800s.

This waterfall is actually inside the town limits. In the story, I moved it up into a valley in the mountains and made it bigger.

This is coming into the town from the south.

This is what mining country looks like.

On the road into the high country, to the base of Mount Sneffels, which is featured in the story.

Hearty young people having their picture taken on the very top of Mount Sneffels, over 14,000 feet above sea level. Check out the rugged peaks in the background.

The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad runs from Durango to Silverton. This is the depot in Durango.

This statue of Jesus was put in place to commemorate the avoidance of a major catastrophe in the town of Silverton. There was a massive collapse in a network of mines and an entire lake broke through and flooded everything. However, it was on a Sunday morning and everyone was in church. No lives were lost.

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The Hidden River - Mogi Franklin Mysteries

10/10/2017

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About five miles from Acoma Pueblo.

About two miles from Acoma Pueblo.

In the foothills of the mesa on which Acoma Pueblo is built.

This the San Estevan del Rey mission spoken about in the book.

A picture of someone’s backyard in the Acoma Pueblo. The dome looking thing is called a ‘horno’ and is an oven used to cook bread and pastries.

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The Secret of La Rosa - MOGI FRANKLIN MYSTERIES

10/10/2017

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The location of the village of Querencia in the story is in the mountains west of the San Augustin Plains in west-central New Mexico. However, the village does not actually exist. It is a combination of various places that I’ve been in New Mexico, plus some of the descriptions that I’ve read in history books.

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Cross country ski tracks in the snow.

Sun coming through a forest after a snow storm.

A typical 1800s log building. It would have augmented the houses that were made with adobe.

This is a picture of La Conquistadora. She was brought to the new land of Nuevo Mexico right around 1600, a gift from the King of Spain, and has been a precious item to New Mexico Catholics since then; it is more than 400 years old. It is kept on display in the St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fe. The santos in the story is modeled after this santos.

Detail of the log building.

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