Marcus, originally from El Paso, should be employed by the New México Tourism Bureau. We have met many lovely people here but none as enthusiastic about the state as he. As a kid in Texas he spent a great deal of time in New Mexico, loved it and moved here permanently when he was 18-years-old. He approached us when he saw us walking the grounds of the original site of the private Boys Ranch School in Los Alamos, which was closed in 1943 to become the top secret city for research to develop the atomic bomb. When Marcus noticed our 19-year-old grandson with us, he gave us numerous suggestions that Dom would like. In rapid fire succession he named hiking places, natural attractions, fishing sites, and other areas that he obviously loved himself. If I lived here, I would be sure to count him among my friends.
Dontcha love it when you run into someone who knows what they're talking about. Usually if I'm in a new area and get confused I stop at a gas station to get directions. Sometimes the response is, "Yeah, I know where y'all wanta go but you can't get there from here!"
ReplyDeleteAh... a real LIVE commercial that you can stand to watch and listen to. Good 'find' for you!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to meet people like this! You are great at capturing them too! :)
ReplyDeleteA love of all things New Mexico is quite contagious!
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Deletei like his hair! :)
ReplyDeletei love running into people like him!
ReplyDeleteSounds like he'd make a perfect guide.
ReplyDeleteOne more Personality with Portrait you have found (this one seems to have found you)! What a knack you have for running into helpful and interesting folks!
ReplyDeleteThat is fantastic! It's great to meet friendly people.
ReplyDeleteHe was a good guy for you to run across. I went out to the Los Alamos boys ranch school a few years ago. It struck me what immense things were done there in a quite small place. Today we have huge research facilities and it doesn't seem that they are coming up with much of value. It must be the brains, not the dollars, that produce innovation
ReplyDeleteWonderful portrait.
ReplyDeletePeople like him are worth their weight in gold!
ReplyDeleteSo much fun to meet guys like this!
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