Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest

I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest.

I was born and raised in Georgia before moving to Oklahoma with my family at 16 where I got my degree in Anthropology with a focus on Archaeology from the University of Oklahoma in 2010. At 25 I moved up north to Wisconsin but traveled every year in the Spring or Fall to the Four Corners area starting in 2011. In 2022 I married the best travel partner an adventurer could ask for and we now live in the Sandia-Manzano Mountains of New Mexico, in the American Southwest with our dog Elvis. We also have a little one on the way now!

Since the age of 17 when my parents took my family and I to Sedona, Arizona I have been obsessed with the allure of the Southwest, as anyone that knows me can attest. This is my public exploration of its many topics, themes, and history. I hope this will inspire you to learn and read about, dream of, and ultimately visit the Southwestern United States.of America.

Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
Thomas Wayne Riley & The American Southwest I love to travel, share stories, cook, take pictures, read, learn, create art, write, talk (ask anyone close to me), and plan future travels. Stay a while with me and explore the American Southwest. I wa
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