Last weekend, we were camping at Abiquiu, New Mexico, near where Georgia O'Keefe lived and created for many years. The first day we were here, we explored a dirt road and a trail that lead to a small slot canyon. Take a look ......
The above shot is of The Pedernal, a mountain that Georgia O'Keefe frequently painted, and where her ashes were scattered when she died. I love the golden yellow blooms that are in the foreground and the lovely blue sky.
As we made our way along what we thought was a trail (we found out later it wasn't, and the trail was MUCH easier going!!), we came across a number of these pretty blooming cacti. The colors were just so bright and pretty!
As we hiked along, I glanced up and noticed the contrast of the desert colors - the rusty red of the cliffs we hiked along, green of the trees growing alongside (and actually IN the rocks) and the blue, blue sky. How could I resist taking this shot?
Here are Jeff and Miki at the beginning of the slot canyon. The canyon is really quite narrow and sort of undulating because of the water that tends to flow down this canyon when the winter snow melts off or the monsoon rainstorms occur. It's very smooth and somewhat slippery because of that, and not because of any wetness on the canyon floor (at least not now!). You get an idea of the smoothness of the canyon floor from the image below.
The image below just sort of illustrates to me how determined life must be in order to survive in the harsh desert climate. I just really like this image.
Enjoy!!
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