Rose day...

Right... this is a real one flower show, and feel free to skip it if you are not fond of roses...

 

Bandelier National Monument

There was a lot to see in Chimayo (click here if you are interested in - El Santuario de Chimayó) but in the end we left this beautiful town and continued on to Santa Fe. But... we couldn't go straight there (surprise-surprise) and made another turn... We turned towards the Bandelier National Monument to see the place where no one has lived for the last 500 years :-)

 

El Santuario de Chimayó

We said goodbye to Irwin (click here to meet him - Back to Golden Fall from snow...) and moved to the main attraction of Chimayo. This town is famous not only as a weaver's paradise, but also well known for its pilgrimage place - El Santuario de Chimayó. Many years ago I found a website where I learnt about the history of this place. The site no longer exists ;( But... thanks to the Wayback machine I was able to recover the content... So let me just paste it below so you can read it if you are interested ;)

 

Back to Golden Fall from snow...

You know how it is... The days get shorter, the leaves turn from green to yellow and then fly away... in a few days it snows and the temperature drops by a good 20 degrees... Yeah, we usually call it Fall ;) And that's exactly what happened in 2012, when we had snow most of the day on Friday, October the 5th. And (as you might have guessed) there were no leaves left on the trees by this moment. But we had some plans for that weekend, so we loaded up the car and headed down Highway 285 towards New Mexico. At first, we moved slowly, not only because of the snowy and slippery roads, but also because of the thick fog... But after about an hour... the clouds were left behind and we enjoyed a blue sky and nicer weather... The trees were mostly barren and looked miserable when we stopped for a second at Kenosha Pass...

 

Close look at flowers...

What are we going to see today... Not much, actually, but some nice varieties (I hope). And I think some of them are not uncommon, but we just don't look down on them and completely miss them as we pass by. Let's start with this red lily... Daylily, actually, but who cares!

 

A Gray Day's Charm

Amidst the relentless blaze of the sun, a welcome respite arrived in the form of a delightful gray-ish day last Saturday. Seeking refuge from the scorching heat, I embarked on a journey to Central City, a picturesque haven nestled in the mountains. The air felt fresher, the colors softer - nature's own canvas muted in soothing tones. As I ventured on a short hike, the atmosphere felt more tranquil, and I couldn't help but appreciate the change in scenery.

 

Beware of DRAGONfly!

DISCLAIMER - Don't even think of looking at these pictures if you don't like dragonflies! It's dangerous! They can change your mind ;)

 

Flowers, just flowers

Nothing special today... just a couple of Summer flowers...

 

Mountains...

What could be better than driving to the mountains and having a light hike there... I think this is the best way to spend Saturday morning, when it's toasting hot down in Denver and nice and breezy up in the mountains...