Category Archives: Nature

Tschicoma Peak

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Jabo

Two views of my favorite mountain.

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Post turkey post.

Posted on November 29, 2022 by Jabo

From the Thanksgiving weekend, here are shots of my spirit peak, the waxing moon, our pumpkins before they left for the old folk’s home and a group of evening grosbeaks that we don’t often see.

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Election Day collection 11_8_22

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Jabo

Odds and ends, sunsets and birds that have been collecting on the desktop.

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Taos and Arroyo Seco 9_22

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Jabo

Drove up the High Road to Taos, hiked the Santa Barbara River, and visited Taos and nearby Arroyo Seco.

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Norski Trail hike 8_31_22

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Jabo

We went up to the Ski Basin for a hike at the Norski Trail and then had lunch at our favorite creek, Big Tesuque. Almost chilly and lush with all of the rain. The creek was gushing.

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Greenbelt 8_22_22

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Jabo

Thanks to the abundance of rain we’ve had, the greenbelt is awash in flowers… mostly Cowpen Daisies. We’ve gone from a 1200 year drought to over 15 inches of rain since June (an inch over our yearly total)… helping to … Continue reading →

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Rio en Medio hike 6_29_22

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Jabo

Took advantage of a break in the wet weather to visit the Rio en Medio up near the Santa Fe Ski Basin. Very green and lots of water in the stream.

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Pecos South Pasture Trail 4_8_22

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Jabo

Taking advantage of a warm sunny, non-windy day… we revisited a place we explored back in August. Despite a small wildfire nearby, a lot less smoke than our last visit. And we had the trail all to ourselves!

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Snow 2_17_22

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Jabo

3 to 4 inches and most has already melted away. Hoping for more or it’ll be a very dry Spring.

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Bosque part II

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Jabo

Shots from our early morning sojourn to see the famous take off. While not as large or as simultaneous as those we’ve seen earlier in the season… It was still fun to see the birds honking in unison as they … Continue reading →

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