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Who knew all this would happen afterwards! Sept. 20, 2024 10:45 am. Fog had finally started to burn off. New gazebo and Lakeview Senior Center at Lake Tomahawk, Black Mountain NC

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

San Juan River and mountains and Medicine Hat

Beginning to see mesas and "monuments" in the distance...


Though I frequently would see oil wells pumping away, I was seldom quick enough to get a photo of them.


Then there were these black shiny rocks which we couldn't identify.



Coming to a stop where another highway joins...just love that huge pile of rocks...


We stopped to pick up a snack...which ended up taking 30 minutes to prepare a "to-go" of bread, veggies and a very heavily garlic hummus.  Apparently everyone who was seated got preference.

There's that brilliant salmon colored earth! And look at those wrinkled mountains!~

Georgia O'Keeffe would definitely love this!


First view of Medicine Hat...behind those power lines...shucks.







We kept exclaiming over the beautiful colors!
We crossed a bridge over the Santa Fe River

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12 comments:

  1. eileeninmdOctober 23, 2019 at 6:30 AM

    Hello, the mountain views are beautiful. The river looks beautiful too. Great collection of photos. Wishing you a happy day!

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  2. TomOctober 23, 2019 at 8:15 AM

    ...talk about rugged!

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    1. Barbara RogersOctober 23, 2019 at 11:11 AM

      No wonder people (and animals) would move from one watering hole to the next!

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  3. AnonymousOctober 23, 2019 at 10:21 AM

    Love seeing the mountains there. Yes, I think you're right about Georgia O'Keefe loving the views.

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    1. Barbara RogersOctober 23, 2019 at 11:11 AM

      And she captured them in paintings so beautifully too!

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  4. David M. Gascoigne,October 23, 2019 at 11:08 AM

    Recently I took a course in geology and I can only imagine how much a geologist would salivate going through that area. And for the average traveller the sheer beauty of it all is equally rewarding.

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    1. Barbara RogersOctober 23, 2019 at 11:12 AM

      Yes David...I had a course in geology in college (eons ago) and have been told this area used to be in a huge ocean.

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  5. BillOctober 23, 2019 at 11:59 AM

    Wow, what a beautiful landscape with all those rugged mountains and rocks. A great series of photos, thanks for sharing these beauties.

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    1. Barbara RogersOctober 23, 2019 at 3:45 PM

      Thanks so much Bill. I am thrilled to share these beautiful views. I can't take much credit for what is out there...just used the old phone camera.

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  6. William KendallOctober 23, 2019 at 7:55 PM

    What a magnificent area!

    There's a city here in the west called Medicine Hat. Didn't know there was a landscape feature of the same name.

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    1. Barbara RogersOctober 24, 2019 at 9:40 AM

      A little spot on the map is also the town of Medicine Hat AZ.

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