The Journey Home

After an overnight in Belen, Xian drove home from Rio Rancho. Since we did not have a camera with us, please use your inner eye to see the sights.

The Jemez river was running high, fast and muddy. After we stopped to change drivers in Jemez Springs, we saw the river gushing/shooting through the Soda Dam. Further on, there was still snow on the north sides of every hill and the ground looked like a swamp in most places. The Valle Grande had patches of snow all around and pools of water everywhere. Little streams are running all around. Then we noticed the ground covered in white. HAIL! we had missed the hail storm because we had taken a tour of the Jemez State Monument. There was about an inch on the ground. On some parts of the road there were just tracks through the hailstones. A little further on, it started to snow, then sleet. As we dropped into Los Alamos, it got pretty again.

The wildflowers should be fabulous this year!