Tuesday, September 19, 2006

NORTHERN NEW MEXICO

Hiking at 8,000 feet elevation.

This is the road to Hyde Park which is a State Park for hiking and skiing.

Fall in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

The Spanish explorers gave names that persist today to the Pueblos (villages in Spanish), rivers (Rio Grande), Sangre de Cristo mountains (Blood of Christ), and to the population (the surname Garcia is everywhere).

Clear blue skies.

The Sante Fe area has over 320 days of sunshine a year with a moderate climate.

Snow capped mountains as seen from the desert.

Typical mountain scenes around Santa Fe.

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