W I N D
We were warned that April was a windy month in this part of the world... too bad we didn't listen. Actually, I have never experienced wind like they have here. At this moment, the gust are up to 50 and 60 mph. Combine that with the fact that our favorite perch is on top of a hill and you will understand why the slides are in on the motorhome and we are "hunkered down".
Everyday for the last couple of weeks, there has been some wind. It usually picks up around the dinner hour and blows abit throughout the night. It has sent us off the lake on more than one occasion.
The wind clouds come up and it is beautiful, but definitely time to head to shore.
One day this past week when the wind prohibited our going out to fish, we took a road trip to Bluewater Lake State Park down by Grants, NM. A fellow we met told us about amazing musky that are caught in that lake so, of course, we needed to drive the 162 miles one way to take a look for ourselves. The drive was through Navajo Indian Reservation and the land changed every few miles. Some of the country was productive farm land (irrigated by Navajo Lake) and others seemed uninhabitable.
But, every 15 miles or so, there was a small community - this one was close enough to photograph. Most were off the road 5 to 10 miles (according to the signs).
When we got down to the lake,
we discovered it too was way below capacity
On the way home, we found a spot where the wind has created truly beautiful sandstone sculptures.
Literally along the side of NM 371, right on the fence line, was a sculpture garden - all created by nature. (You might want to enlarge to see the true magnificence.
To show the size of the structures, we had to have our pictures taken.
This was not flimsy structures, this was hard rock.
And the coloring around the area was amazing - out of nowhere appeared red rocks.
Since there really isn't anything we can do about the ever-present wind, it is nice to know it creates beauty in the landscape instead of just layers of dust in the motorhome
Everyday for the last couple of weeks, there has been some wind. It usually picks up around the dinner hour and blows abit throughout the night. It has sent us off the lake on more than one occasion.
The wind clouds come up and it is beautiful, but definitely time to head to shore.
One day this past week when the wind prohibited our going out to fish, we took a road trip to Bluewater Lake State Park down by Grants, NM. A fellow we met told us about amazing musky that are caught in that lake so, of course, we needed to drive the 162 miles one way to take a look for ourselves. The drive was through Navajo Indian Reservation and the land changed every few miles. Some of the country was productive farm land (irrigated by Navajo Lake) and others seemed uninhabitable.
But, every 15 miles or so, there was a small community - this one was close enough to photograph. Most were off the road 5 to 10 miles (according to the signs).
When we got down to the lake,
we discovered it too was way below capacity
and was a very small body of water. Wind had driven boats off the water and some anglers fished from shore but nothing had been caught. I don't think this will be a fishing destination for us anytime soon.
On the way home, we found a spot where the wind has created truly beautiful sandstone sculptures.
Literally along the side of NM 371, right on the fence line, was a sculpture garden - all created by nature. (You might want to enlarge to see the true magnificence.
To show the size of the structures, we had to have our pictures taken.
This was not flimsy structures, this was hard rock.
And the coloring around the area was amazing - out of nowhere appeared red rocks.
Since there really isn't anything we can do about the ever-present wind, it is nice to know it creates beauty in the landscape instead of just layers of dust in the motorhome
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