Took a day off from the monotony of the endless junipers (and bad news) and took a hike with Leon to San Gregorio Reservoir, a lake in Rio Arriba, near Cuba New Mexico. We were hiking at an elevation of approximately 9,400 feet. And my knee was good...no pain and that alone was a miracle. The lake is located in the Jemez mountain range.
There were fields of wild iris (most were just past their prime), lots of wild flowers, fir trees, aspen trees, scrub oak and lot of other green growing things...and NO JUNIPERS!
(I may have mentioned that where we live there are endless junipers and prickly pear and cholla and not much else. I find the landscape really gets me down sometimes. So it was a treat to have a change of scenery and see a real green forest - very much like our old haunts in Vermont).
Here are a few photos:
4 comments:
Thank you for sharing the photos. You have a good eye for detail. Although I can speak only for myself, I think many of us need a brief change of focus too.
Such a beautiful place. And great news about the knee. We had a couple of huge old junipers in Guilford. Every time I worked in that part of the garden or just tried to cut them back a bit, I would have the worst juniper rash. Beautiful to look at, awful (for me at least) to come in contact with.
So beautiful! And yes, a change of scenery can do wonders for our spirits!
Glad you all found a green corner of refreshment up there. Lovely pics.
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