Sunday, January 4, 2015

Clay three ways


Here is a view of Caprock Canyon Park, located about 80 miles south and east of Canyon, Texas, which itself is just south of Amarillo. I talked about it in a previous post, but didn't have the picture available. This, I think, marks the eastern edge of the palisade plains.


This is palo duro canyon just 10 miles east of Canyon.  We drove in and traversed three water crossings that dipped right down to the water with posts showing water levels.  I guess in the spring and during storms, you can become stranded in the park while waiting for flood waters to subside.  The canyon itself is supposedly about 120 miles longs.  I have yet to check the maps.  At Caprock park, they seemed to think they were not a part of Palo Duro Canyon.  When we left Palo Duro we met a line of cars about 8 miles long arriving for a hot air balloon event.  


Santa Fe, was a lively spot for the holidays; much busier than winter 2008 when the economy was down.  The gallery owners are still tending the store, however, so I don't believe it has ever recovered fully.  We took one day to drive a close friend to Red River Ski area north of Taos.  On the way back we stopped at Michael's Kitchen for some comfort food.  I had hash browns covered with green chili stew.  This image is of the famous church in Ranchos de Taos.  The Ravens were out in force. We saw an eagle dance at San il defonso pueblo and visited Bandelier Nat'l Monument.

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