In mid-August, my friend Alan and I took another half-day "Covid respite" trip . . . this time to the Ojito Wilderness about 40 miles northwest of Albuquerque.
Ojito is back-country, with mesas, arroyos, cactus, and interesting rock formations. It's not as interesting as Bisti or Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah, but it's a good destination for getting out of the house for a few hours.
We chose a trail that winds around the base of Bernalillito Mesa (above) which is littered with rocks that have broken off and fallen from the cliff face above.
We hiked about a mile to reach a small outcropping of yellow-orange Dakota sandstone that formed teepees with swirling layers of color.
I was fascinated by the textures and colors:
After about 90 minutes, the morning sun was beating down on us and the temperature was headed into the 90s, so we hiked back to our cars and made our way home.
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Enjoy!
These are great, Lance. Thanks for the ideas!
ReplyDeleteLance, you really captured a great variety of subjects, they really show the timelessness of the outdoors. my fav was probably the foggy mountain, and you could go back now and get a similar shot (unfortunately) from the smoke. / Barry
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