Oaxaca #4 - Final Days
The final two nights in Oaxaca we had wisely planned a mountain retreat. We left our smooth-tiled bungalow on Rufino Tamayo up to a hilltop elevation of 5600’ last Monday evening by way of a driver who worked on-call for the next AirBnB. Before we departed I spent a few hours at Ramen Republic, shooting their menu, drinks, some back-of-house shots and was even invited to try the family dinner.
50mm, f/7.1
50mm, f/7.1
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On the road up the gentle mountain.
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50mm, f/3.5
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85mm, f/4
Ambrose sniff-checks the coffee.
85mm, f/4
You'd like to think this might be the last pic of this view, but sadly no, no it's not.
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Sleepy Ryan.
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The clouds just seemed to sit. They'd barely move at all.
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Walking down to Reforma.
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35mm, f/4
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Itanoni in Reforma. Definitely one of my favorite meals.
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This and the final two below were taken on a solo hike our last night. The path was part of a rural pedestrian highway between the bustling Reforma neighborhood and Guadalupe Victorial Segunda Seccion. I didn’t realize this at first and thought I’d simply accessed a charming private trail behind the rental, but on the way down to Segunda Seccion I was passed several times by others who appeared to be walking home after working in Oaxaca all day.
Oaxaca was both generous and honest with us, which in my limited experience with travel is a rare combination. And in light of that, I think that walk may be my favorite memory from the trip. I got to experience about half of the journey that many Oaxacans make every day, year round. Maybe I would say differently in a freezing rain, but on that evening I found it far preferable to taking 44 into work.
35mm, f/4
35mm, f/4
