My hike took a U-turn here.
When I came out of the Santa Elena Canyon, I had to cross through a feeder creek to the Rio Grande. The water was up over my knees and covered a stretch across of thirty to forty feet. It had been a dry creek bed as pictured below when I first started my hike that morning.
If these pictures attract you to the Santa Elena Canyon, you might want to check out this Southwest Paddlers web page.
Looking Towards the Rio Grande
Before Entering the Canyon
What a beautiful scene. Great pictures.
ReplyDeleteSome nearly breathtaking views. God does all things well. ec
ReplyDeleteHey!! Spectacular this shot! bravo!! Trekking is your passion?
ReplyDeleteGood!!
Ciao!!
Just one word: WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteImpressive landscapes!!!
Greetings from Chile
Tim this place looks awesome, I've always wanted to see this kind of thing and also go to mexico. I hope to go!
ReplyDeletei'm so impressed with these photos, i wish i can be there.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely majestic! Thank you for posting!
ReplyDeleteHi Tim. Whenever I see a beautiful scenery, I always wonder how the pictures will turn out if you took them... :-) Have a blessed day
ReplyDeleteHi Tim, we loved the Santa Elena canyon and came close to naming our daughter Elena as a result. The pictures of the Rio Grande we have up HERE
ReplyDeleteare in the Santa Elena Canyon.
Hi, ava. Glad you enjoyed it. It was really impressive being there in person.
ReplyDeleteHi, mreddie. And so He does, mreddie. And so God does do all things well!
Thanks, daniele marioli. The spectacularness of nature never ceases to amaze me. I love hiking and if I can travel from time to time so much more the better.
Thanks, edulabbe. We do have some impressive landscapes in the States; but from my limited knowledge of the geography of your country, you, too, must have spectacular landscapes in Chile.
Hi, carmel. If you get the chance, do go and see it for yourself. It is well worth it!
Hi, jazzy. Glad you enjoyed the photos. So many photos I see of different parts of the world make me want to visit sometime though most places I probably never will. I am grateful for the places I have been privileged to see both near and far.
Hi, naturegirl. Santa Elena and Rio Grande are majestic, awe-inspiring. Nature's designer must be unspeakably awesome.
Hi, lynn. One takes vacation photos for one's memories. If they are not perfect, that is not necessarily bad. They can still bring back the feel of the place and the good times we had there.
Hi, kevin stilley. It was fun looking at your pictures of Santa Elena Canyon. Have you ever canoed, kayaked, or rafted on the Rio Grande in the Santa Elena Canyon? It sounds like it could be a wonderfully fun and aesthetically pleasing thing to do.
Looks like a place i would LOVE!!! :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing pictures.
ReplyDeleteIt always felt kind of ironic that the thing that worries me most when hiking in the desert canyon lands is water. Many times I've been hiking canyons and have had to fjord streams that weren't there on my way in or had to sit and wait for an hour for them to go down enough to get back across.
ReplyDeleteHi, merili. If you enjoy nature and hiking, I'm positive you would enjoy visiting here.
ReplyDeleteThanks, murf. It is an amazing place.
Hi, ed abbey. Isn't that a paradox - worrying about too much water in a desert type area? But I understand. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do till I saw two other people successfully make it across. In this particular situation, there were thunderstorms the night before; but it was a bright sunny morning when I started the hike and so I thought nothing about it being the Easterner that I am.
This is what America is all about to me!
ReplyDeleteHi, san nakji. It's amazing, it is. But America is much broader than this - from its plains, its forests, its non-desert mountains, its coasts, its wetlands, and much more.
ReplyDeleteI would like to go there !
ReplyDeleteWe feel so small when being in such a marvellous lanscape !
In Marocco, there are in the desert cliffs like that, in France too but not so hudge.
Hi, cergie. It is a neat place to visit actually awesome. Size-wise, it does almost make us look like ants. But our bodies and our personhoods in they way they are intricately made and function are greater wonders many times over to me.
ReplyDeletegotta love those canyons!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking at these pics while at the airport, Tim, and am having a great time catching up (thank God for wireless!). You have had some wonderful experiences!
ReplyDeleteHi, sage. How true! The magnificence of the Santa Elena Canyon cannot be fully communicated unless one visits.
ReplyDeleteThanks, ginnie. You are right that I have had many wonderful experiences. Sometimes I just need to be reminded of that. :)