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One Reason For My No-Weeding Policy

cdkrall — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:54:19 +0000

The Battle for Air Supremacy

cdkrall — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:04:56 +0000

Temporary Armistice During Lunch

Small Wonder

cdkrall — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:44:13 +0000

Cloudscapes

cdkrall — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:06:53 +0000

Up On the Edge

cdkrall — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:16:24 +0000

Yesterday I took an impromtu long walk: Started by hiking up and across the Faulty Trail to Bart’s Trail, then up that to the Crest Trail, taking it north to the Cienega Trail, and back down on that. The Crest Trail is rewarding in several ways. There is solitude; I did not see anyone else from the time I left the Faulty Trail until I was almost at the bottom of the Cienega, and all that time was enveloped by a magnificent and companionable quiet, only the sounds of wind and birds broke it, both seemed to accentuate it. At one point I was looking down on a Southwest plane on pattern over the city. If I had walked another 3 miles north I would have been at 10,000 feet and the top of the world’s longest tramway.

On one side is a view of Albuquerque and beyond…

On the other side is the East Mountain area, the wiggly white line is I-40 snaking through Edgewood and beyond…

The trail runs through some ups and downs as it follows the ridge…

And offers some rather perilous looking perspectives at times…

More in the Cibola National Forest Album

Spring Redux

cdkrall — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:46:26 +0000

Looks like it might stick this time. Up in the mountains the ground is still soft in places from snowmelt, one of the springs along the Faulty Trail is now a creek with small waterfalls and gurgles, and the birds sound more sanguine. Hiked for miles up there and met one other hiker and one equestrian. Not sure how many bears and mountain lions were watching, but I did feel my scalp prickle a few times.

Here are some flowers…

This looks like some sort of Holly…

The red roof is my house, full zoom…

Wider view from the same place…

This Time For Sure

cdkrall — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:40:22 +0000

So we had a relapse, pretty usual in New Mexico for both the weather and –now more understandably– the residents. We went from sunny and 60′s during the early week to blizzard on Friday morning. Even snowed down in Albuquerque. I pulled in late that night and the branches were loaded, prompting old memories of losing power when the snow was heavy like that. Fortunately the clocks were correct and the pellet stove still humming in the morning when the sun woke me up.

We had a big melt and drip on Saturday and Sunday, and warmer temps are predicted. The storm prompted stories of previous late spring snowstorms everywhere I went. Twain was correct, but I think people talk about the weather because they can’t do anything about it.

Here are some photos from the morning after…

Spring

cdkrall — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:02:15 +0000

Slowly things are warming up in the East Mountains. A pair of shots from my balcony…

Moonrise…

Sunrise…

Snow Falling On the Cedars

cdkrall — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:02:15 +0000

Snow

cdkrall — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:11:57 +0000

It snowed here on Thanksgiving Day, and it was my first experience with a snow thunderstorm. The flashes and cracks close by were a reminder of the vulnerability that comes with living at high altitude. What’s “missing” in this photo are the Sandia Mountains, whited-out by a combination of snowfall and cloud-fog.

Found some small things to photograph on my hike today, new photos in the Cibola Photo Album

Here’s one of them…