Category Archives: Nature

Tschicoma Peak

Two views of my favorite mountain.

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Post turkey post.

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

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

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Taos and Arroyo Seco 9_22

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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