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Winter is coming - which means turkey legs, the many other shapely legs and thighs, mead-swilling faux royalty, plus the nerds, seductresses, and warriors of the scenic RenFest. Of course, we wouldn't fail to mention the cute princesses with the velvet dresses and extreme push-up bras that show off just a tiny blush of areola. Families of all types - cute kids, cute MILFs, plus the occasional 4-year-old being screamed at by their trashy mom. There are some rough-hewn types with jackboots and ear gauges the size of doughnuts - they're usually wearing a bizarre accessory like a wicked top hat, leather vest, scabbard ensemble, or something else that would get their ass kicked on the light rail west of Priest Road. Yet not all attendees are posers, students, or slightly upscale commoners. Here, we tend to see polo shirts, nice shorts, $110 sandals, and more tattoos than an average inmate - young people in weather-appropriate (read: minimal) clothing, since Arizona State University's an hour away.
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Checking out the mix of Arizona suburbanites and carny-like employees - musicians, comedians, falconers, kings, queens, what have you - is half the reason we force our family to endure the dust, winter heat, and un-glamour of the RenFest. We dedicate this page of western landscape photos to the indigenous peoples of these beautiful western areas, those who are still living, as well as those that have come and gone before us.More than 250,000 people attend the Renaissance Festival from February to March each year, and it's a rather distinct-looking crowd. We hope you enjoy viewing the photos above, as much as we enjoyed taking them. We salute the Native American artisans who create such beautiful works of art, using only natural materials, that are provided by Mother Earth. In addition to our passion for photography in these regions, we are also avid collectors of Native American Pueblo pottery, Native American artwork, sculpture, and jewelry. My father, and my grandfather, both grew up on Indian reservations in the Western U.S. I am 1/4 Native American (Modoc Tribe - Southern Oregon). A large part of my interest in the Western US comes from my heritage. We plan to change images here from time to time to showcase more of them.
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The photos above are from a wide variety of places, and only represent a small part of our collection. A large part of our continuing travels each year is spent enjoying the majestic scenic vistas, the beautiful National Parks, and the peaceful serenity of the wide open spaces, not to mention the excellent photo opportunities found in the western states. Through our travels over the years, we have been able to spend time in every state west of the Mississippi. Santa Fe is the oldest capitol city in the US.founded by the Spanish over 400 years ago, The city celebrates its 404th anniversary this year (2014). Santa Fe is known as "The City Different" and the Spanish and Native American influences there are very apparent. Our favorite city in the west is Santa Fe, New Mexico, and we always spend a few weeks there every year. We have lived in Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and California. "The Great American West" is our favorite place in the U.S.we have lived in, traveled extensively through, and thoroughly enjoyed our time in the west.