Enchanted Lens Camera Club

Marauder Outing to Capulin Springs
2026-07-22 08:00 - 10:00 (America/Denver) | NM
Capulin Spring (on the road to the Sandia Crest), Wednesday July 22nd, 8:00 am start time. Meet in the first parking lot at the Capulin Springs Picnic Site, 8 miles up the Crest Road from the roundabout junction with State Route 14. The site is well marked with a forest service sign. At 10:00 am, we will head to Cedar Crest – to the Trail Rider Restaurant, located at 12165 NM-14 B1, Cedar Crest, NM 87008.

Marauder Outing to Tingley Beach and The Botanic Gardens - Wednesday August 12th
2026-08-12 07:30 - 23:30
Marauder Outing to Tingley Beach and The Botanic Gardens – Wednesday August 12th
Flora, Birds, Bugs and Beyond! It’s a two-part outing. You are welcome to attend both and then have lunch at Ramona’s, or attend one of the locations and have lunch at Ramona’s. Folks can find outing leaders Mike McGovern and Stoy & Earl Schwers in the south-most Tingley parking lot (the unpaved one) at 7:20 -7:30 AM. Mike S and Earl will take anyone who wants to shoot Dragonflies and Hummingbirds and Mike M will take birders. We will also reconvene at the Botanic Garden at 9:30 AM in the area immediately behind the new ticket booth and in front of the Gift Shop.
Part 1: (Early Morning) Tingley Bosque Ponds (7:30 – 9:15 AM): Meet at the southern unpaved Tingley parking lot and at 7:30 AM, we will venture into the deepest and darkest Bosque at the two Tingley Open Space Bosque Ponds. Shoot birds and/or insects (dragonflies, robberflies, wasps, bees, butterflies, etc.). If you are also going to Part 2, at 9:15 AM, return to the parking lot and drive to the Botanic Garden.
Part 2: Albuquerque BioPark – Botanic Garden (9:30 AM): Get a ticket to enter the Bio Park (now at the main gate just west of the parking lot), and then meet up in front of the gift shop. Photograph dreamy and macro flowers, plants, buds, leaves. The Orchid and Cacti Houses are also open. Water lilies, dragonflies and resident Wood Ducks are also at the water. Entry is $5.50 for NM Seniors (over 65), free with a Bio Park Membership, or $10 general (NM resident) admission.
Lunch at Ramona’s Mexican Cafe, 321 Rio Grande Blvd NW at 11:30 AM: Remember to go to lunch, regardless if attending one or both parts of the outing. There is plenty of parking. Ramona’s is on the west side of Rio Grande Blvd.

Marauder Outing to the Albuquerque Museum
2026-09-02 09:00 - 12:00
Marauder Outing to the Albuquerque Museum – Wednesday September 2nd at 9:00 am
Join us on Wednesday, September 2nd for a Marauder Outing at The Albuquerque Museum in Old Town, followed by a short photo walk in old town, and lunch at the Sawmill Market.
Let’s meet at 9:00 a am, at the Albuquerque Museum – Old town: 2000 Mountain Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104. Admission is free on this day. Park in and around Old Town, or in the pay parking lot just south of the museum.
There are several interesting Exhibitions and other photo opportunities at this time:
– Fred Harvey’s rt 66
– The Other Route 66: 100 Years of People, Identity, and Place in Albuquerque,
– Fun at the State Fair!
– High Desert Ballyhoo
As well as the Museum Architecture and Statues
At 10:45 am, lets head out for a 30-minute photo walk in Old Town, and then return to our cars for a 1–2-minute drive to lunch at the SawMill Market (formerly Paxton Lumber. We should arrive at Sawmill at 11:30 am. The SawMill Market is located 2 blocks North of the ABQ Museum at 1909 Bellamah Ave NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104
