Hi everyone,
I'm posting from my phone without the keyboard so this may be brief. Our hike down and through the nearby canyon at Bluewater SP was really fun today. It lasted about three hours and spanned a few miles (with significant elevation changes). We're not too sure on specifics as far as elevations and distances go but it was definitely a lot of fun...despite it being about 92 degrees the whole time. We stopped and had lunch on the canyon floor under the shade of a cliff overhang, a very nice day indeed!
On the floor of the canyon we happened upon a herd of horses that were seemingly left to their own devices down there. We managed to get real close and were in the outskirts of the herd for a little while, filling and taking pictures as they grazed and drank from the creek. These were domesticated horses though, as indicated by the big "CX" brand on their shoulders and reinforced by the fact that the head stallion didn't mind us getting too close to his mares and foals.
We also came across a small herd of beef cows, bit we didnt get many pics since who really wants to see a cow? The tiny lobster thing was one of many crayfish that we spent some time watching in a particularly shallow area of the creek. They scrambled along the silty bottom pretty quickly from one clump of algae to another, although judging by their speed and look of intent they appeared to be constantly chasing some dinner that was moving. Every time they stopped we expected them to start fighting with another crayfish or begin an attack on something delicious but without fail they would just start stuffing their faces (if they have faces) with algae and creek-weed (I find seaweed inappropriate to use here as the was was about a finger length deep).
By the way the enclosed pics are just what was on my phone from the hike. Miriam snapped many more with the actual camera but getting pictures from one device to another is somewhat a pain since the SD cards are different sizes.
Hopefully Miriam will be following up with a computer update shortly to catch everyone up a bit better.
Till next time,
RhodeKill Rob
Looks like you guys are having lots of fun. Maybe sometime I'll do this in the near future. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's been great! Thank you so much for commenting, I really miss all you guys and it's nice to know you're following along.
DeleteNow that's more like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was beginning not to believe you, when you said you were in New Mexico! WALMART, really?!?!? The city (from the maps) looks so yucky & congested compared to the pix from your campsite & hike. Too bad we've become so used to modern conveniences, that they are just taken for granted as "normal" life's necessities. NOT TRUE, and you guys have proved it! I only know a very little about it from experience, practically growing up on the boat. Fresh water is precious, as is basic food supplies--when they're gone, they're gone. So conserve until you have the opportunity to replenish your supply AND who knows when that will be? Unfortunately most people don't know & will never know and will continue to waste, alter & use everything up! Speaking of which, is that BARBED WIRE in your pix?!?!? See what I mean?
ReplyDeleteWell, you guys look just terrific & this trip is definitely bringing out your best! You guys SHINE with happiness!
Rob, "keep on truckin' " and Miriam, "keep on cookin' "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love Always,
Ma
P.S. Rob...Yes crawfish HAVE faces!! I looked it up to make sure...(no! NOT on Wikipedia & I didn't ask Dad either!!)
Yup, that's barbed wire! Really old barbed wire. We also found some ancient tin cans, the sort that had no corrugation, interlaced sides where the cylinder wrapped around (not sure how to describe it but you certainly wouldn't see it now!) and the triangle punch openings. Out here things that would be gone in a few years where we're from just stay around. They may get blown around or washed downhill in a rainstorm or flash flood but there's no water, so they never rust, just sit around reminding us of the past, and the places we feel are so wild were visited and used long before we came. Sadly there was LOTS of modern trash too, most of it had blown off (or was thrown) from the campsite up on the ridge.
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