We spent last week camping in the Red River, New Mexico area, visiting Cochiti Lake, Taos, Angel Fire, Eagle Lake, Cimarron Canyon, and Mountainair along the way. It was another lovely trip, and the longest outing we've had since the pandemic began. We had way too many pictures to share, but we hope you like these samples from our adventure.
Sunset at Cochiti Lake
The moon above Cochiti
Ponderosa Pine forest at our campground outside of Red River, NM
The chipmunk for campsite #9
Mike and his bear in the park in Red River
Colorado Poppy
Primrose
Hiking along the Red River
People fishing the Red River (in town)
Mike hiking along the Red River
Iridescent Green Beetle
Apantesis Moth ?
Mike often loves to draw while we are on our trips. This one is from our Red River Campsite.
Scenes from our visit to Taos, NM
A Marmot in the Taos Ski Valley
A Variety of Flowers in Taos
More Taos street scenes
More Flowers from Taos
Taos Ski Resort
Sights around Angel Fire
And the Cimarron River Canyon
A male Grosbeak
A female Grosbeak
A White-Breasted Nuthatch
The Shaffer Hotel and restaurant in Mountainair, NM is a study in folk art - all handmade by Pa Shaffer when he built his hotel on the site of his blacksmithing shop that had burned to the ground.
This is an illustration on a lampshade in the dining room.
And this is a ceiling panel in the dining room.
One more Sunset
And finally, back home to the Organ Mountains.
Beautiful collection
ReplyDeleteAwesome variety of pictures, especially liked picture of Michael with Native American statue.
ReplyDeleteSo many wonderful pictures. The one of the iridescent green beetle struck me as looking like a metal brooch that could be worn on a jacket. Must be the fabric background that it's on. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteThat comment was from Fran.
DeleteReally gorgeous pics!
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