San Diego Canyon
On May 3, 2014 eight hikers enjoyed the Las Conchas Trail along the East Fork of the Jemez River: Scott Lake, Dawn Leach, Neal & Audrey MacDonald, Effie Murphy and Kathleen Rhoad with 2 guests, Karen and Patti from Erie, Penna. The day was warm and sunny with some patches of snow still on the ground and ice on the shady edges of the river. We saw white Spectacle Pod in bloom and many Mourning Cloak butterflies.
The black dirt along the river’s edges from the 2013 Las Conchas fire run-off was barely visible – Mother Nature healing herself.
We stopped briefly enroute to take a look at the San Diego Canyon overlook.
Pictures provided by Kathleen and Neal.
(Back left to right) Scott Lake, Effie Murphy, Pa Guest, Dawn Leach, (Front left to right) Audrey and Neal MacDonald (Kathleen)
River and Canyon Wall (Kathleen)
Kathleen Rhoad (center) with 2 guests, Karen and Patti from Erie, Penna
East Fork of the Jemez River Looking North (Neal)
Snow and ice still on the river (Neal)
East Fork of the Jemez River Looking North (Neal)
Wild Strawberry flowers (Neal)
Morning Cloak (Kathleen)