Ok. let's break this down.

I have had cameras for 4 years. that was a lot of photos. and I've been taking pictures.

these are all from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and [maybe] Nebraska.

if I see a landscape that reminds me of Natalia, I take the picture. and now I'm organizing my thoughts in a post.

So yeah. this is a surprise. let's begin.

Y'all probably think different things about the landscape of Natalia. I live in the mountains. the rocky mountains. this is how i picture Natalia.

first stop: Pueblo, CO

The Whitmer River! this picture was taken in February 2020 in Pueblo. please ignore the train in the background. this is how I imagine the Whitmer River [see GE book 1] in the winter.

are there bridges in Natalia? well, this could be one!

February 2020, Pueblo, Colorado.

a marsh or more watery landscape, as in the area surrounding Blackstone [in my imagination]

February 2020 Pueblo

a lake. Lake Merle?

the far bank looks a little like a dam and the tower could be first Warren..

Black Lake? [I haven't read AC yet so i don't really know. I'm just over here with the maps from the books...

let's leave Pueblo now.

next destination: Garden of The Gods.

here we go! maybe the landscape by Halfwind Citadel. or a tree.,

moving on. again. our next destination is the mountain of CO

the high bleaks!!!

Kingston area?

Picket's farm!!

let's move on.

our next destination: the Colorado plains!!

a farm this could be Picket's farm before the mended wood.

a mountain in the bleaks??

let's move on again!!

our next destination: just a pretty sunrise!!

this isn't actually a part of this post, just something to hopefully make you smile.

again, let's go!

next destination on our virtual trip: Garden Park Fossil thingy, Canon city CO!

it says the date and time.. lol.. silly time stamp..

area of Halfwind?

Halfwind too!

were moving on!

to: Bishop's Castle, San Isabelle National Forest, CO

could be the palace of first warren!

the balconies are wire and you're like : "AAH I'm gonna fall through!"

Camp site. could be GE I guess.

moving on!

to: my home, September 2020. we had extreme smoke.

this being the inspiration for Hazelah, it also reminded me of smoky Nick Hollow in book 1.

Next destination: Divide, CO

a bird. a hawk. could be Gern. or Morbin. at my nana's.

and that's west wood at my nana's. please ignore the house, that is not my nana's hers is a wood cabin 1970ish...

you can see the hawk in the tree if you look closely.

could Be Cloud Mountain.

moving on!

next destination: Cripple Creek, CO

we thought this looked like a hobbit hole.. ah well.. it does..

anyway, Harbone Forest!

Harbone too!

Akolan Mine shaft, anyone?

light at the end of the tunnel! [mine shaft]

Next destination: San Louis Lake, Great Sanddunes CO

bird in the water.. could be Ayman Lake

marshes... Bog of the bleaks?

salt flat thingies.. the waste?

next stop: The Gerat Sanddunes, CO

in the bleaks?

bleaks

bleaks..

next stop: Somewhere I don't remember, CO

bleaks?

cloud Mountain?

Cloud Mountain?

next stop: Garden of the Gods [again,] CO

Halfwind.

next!: Pikes Peak, CO

I always say it looks like Cloud Mountain..

Next destination: section 16! CO

terrain of Cloud Mountain.

I've been twice, both in the spring, and the ice is treacherous

next!: Capulin Volcano, New Mexico

the Waste?

Red Valley?

mountain around Cloud Mountain?

next!: Some River [I think it was the white?] Utah!

River Flint

also River Flint!

I did this for 2 reasons:

1) I had to get my Natalia terrain organized.

2) I thought it'd be a cool idea.

there will be another post like this, give it time. this post took a looong time..

-Fleck