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Spring is here. I am Groot.
Sometimes when you're waiting for someone to move so you can take a shot, you find another great photo. I was waiting to take a big close up of the Popo volcano and I stepped back and caught this ray of sunshine and statue framing the volcano in the background. Pretty fun! #visitmexico #puebla #popo
Popo, with a puff of ash floating away from it - the Aztec fire God himself, the smoking mountain, viewed from one of the largest (but still unexcavated) pyramids in the world. Majestic.
At first I thought I'd delete this picture because of the pedicab blocking the view - but after ten days in Mexico, I realized this picture captures the feel of the place better than the version without the pedicab. Still a stunning sunset, but also a visual of the friendly, helpful, outgoing nature of Mexican people. #visitmexico #cdmx
This cactus at the UNAM botanical gardens had a zen garden on top of it - I'd never seen that before. #cdmx #visitmexico
Hannah and I hanging around the sculpture park at UNAM - picture credit (idea and talking the pic) to @annabelipsen who was a great companion, travel advisor, guide, and host for part of our stay. The sculptures at UNAM were huge and fun to see.
Of course, Mexico has incredible churches - this was a quiet churchyard in San Angel that @annabelipsen recommended we check out - great views. #visitmexico #cdmx
UNAM in Mexico City is a huge international university with nearly 300,000 students and a giant campus with stunning sculptures and architecture in the south of Mexico City. Our time there was brief but well spent - with great sights like this. A great pick by Hannah! #cdmx #visitmexico
Don't take photos at noon - the light is no good they say. True, but occasionally a noon snapshot like this winds up being an absolute stunner. I love the color and contrast which captures the character of this quiet park oasis in the midst of the big city so well. #visitmexico #cdmx
Yes, there were pyramids too. This is one of the biggest pyramids in the world. It is also ancient - the Aztecs didn't know where it came from and considered it a mysterious sacred site. The civilization that built it collapsed from overusing their resources and causing the ecosystem to collapse - a city of over 200,000 disappeared in a generation. #visitmexico #cdmx
I don't know why, but this just tickled my funny bone. Mexicana popular art was one of the highlights of the trip and this surreal paper figure was one of my favorites. #cdmx #visitmexico
The sunsets in Mexico were good to us, thanks in part to a volcanic eruption nearby. This was our first night in the city - what a view of the Zocalo downtown. #cdmx #visitmexico
Saying goodbye to that Mexican sunshine, for now. #cdmx #visitmexico
Last sunset in Mexico City - what a place. Even better photos to follow when we arrive stateside. #cdmx #visitmexico
Street art? You knows we found street art thanks to an awesome tour with @streetart_chilango here in #cdmx - the meaning of those piece is unknown but I like to think the bunny just finished tying up the fox.
 

For complete galleries of some of my favorite photos from my travels - check out the individual gallery pages below.

  • Ketchum, ID (Sun Valley)

  • Newport, RI

  • Dallas, TX

  • Singapore

  • Baltimore, MD

  • Boston, MA

  • San Diego, California

  • Montana and Wyoming - Fall

  • European Adventures - Summer