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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