Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Last Days at Wild Rivers

 

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Mother Nature put on quite a show for us the past couple days. We experienced a mixture of blue sky, dark clouds, thunder, impressive lightning, gusty winds, rain, hail, fog, 3 different rainbows, 2 of which were double, and a dusting of snow on the nearby mountains. The rim of the Rio Grande Gorge was a great vantage point to watch the changing weather.

In between we managed to take another hike down to the rocky Rio Grande.

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One last bike ride, dodging the migrating tarantulas all over the road.

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Ominous looking clouds with just enough sun shining through. Does seeing two double rainbows in two days bring good luck?

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This is a beautiful place.

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One thing I failed to mention. We do have an internet connection here but it is very slow. It took over 30 minutes to post this, due to the photos, of course, but at  times we have barely been able to read our email. We’re not complaining, though.

7 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness...I am glad you persevered and got the photos posted. So beautiful...well, except for maybe the tarantula haha!!

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  2. I think you should print that rock photo and frame it. It is wonderful.

    What an absolute gorgeous area!!!

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  3. Your blogs are giving me the travel fever and I love it! Thanks!

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  4. That sure looks like a pretty fantastic spot! I really enjoyed all your posts from there.

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  5. Ed and I just returned from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in ND. We had great weather, but these pictures make us hungry for the SW. Keep posting. (loved the tarantula)

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