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I'd love to have one of these in my yard. Between that and the cholla, you'd really get rid of that pesky skydiver problem in no time. The park ranger who lectured was an Apache who knew an awful lot about the site. These bricks are apparently reproductions, the "real" pueblo ruins are a little further back.
The river was even browner than I remember; I don't know if I've just never looked this close or if runoff from the big rains contributed to it. The monsoons that were over Sandia Peak were a strange and interesting backdrop. You can really understand that this was part of Mexico not long ago.
Wasn't this a scene in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? They had some native crops planted up here, corn was up and there was probably squash and beans planted as well. I was surprised they weren't closer to the river if they were meant to be authentic, but I guess they also wanted them close to the visitor's center. I have yucca in my yard, too, but these are about 20 times bigger.
I sure enjoy living in New Mexico. It's not for everyone, but it's such a weird, beautiful place.   
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Description: Took my sister in law to Coronado State Monument yesterday on a whim, it was rainy in Santa Fe. It was very cool, I like the monument at Pecos better but the location right next to the Rio Grande was very cool. Lots of big, strange plants (with signs in front, thankfully) and little lizards. The storm from Santa Fe made it down to us and was hovering around Sandia peak, very dramatic. Sure felt like somewhere else...
Location: Bernalillo, NM

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