One of my favorite places on our weeklong trip to New Mexico, Petroglyph National Monument is located in Albuquerque.
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I Don't Think He's Right But ...
Sometimes I think I take just a few too many pictures of my cats, but this glyph in the Rinconada Canyon makes me think a kindred spirit once roamed these hills. Templeton thought it might be an image made of him, but I thought no since he was far too young. He said in human years yes but in cat years no. I don't think that's how it works, but on the other hand ...
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It was particularly enjoyable to see the animals wandering in the same rocks where their forebears were immortalized in the rocks.
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Adaptable
No longer hunted as extensively as they once were, coyote numbers have rebounded across the United States. Coyotes are adaptable creatures — tolerating a varied diet of both plant and animal life, living in climates hot and cold and wet and dry, and even living in close quarters with humans.
My wife and I came across this coyote while hiking in Rinconada Canyon, one of a pair that were working their way up into the canyon. |
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Coo-coo-cool
We were hiking the Rinconada Canyon Trail amidst the many petroglyphs new and old when I spotted something else in the jumbled rocks: a mourning dove sitting on a thin nest of grasses. We hiked during the evening hours and heard doves calling from all around the park. Their calls brought back fond memories of growing up back east where the cooing of the doves serenaded us on many a night.
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Between the Toes
We came across this desert cottontail on a short through the petroglyphs. Even though we were excited to see the many rock drawings, the little rabbit of course was just going about its daily routine, mostly just resting during the day, here taking a moment to clean out between its toes.
Or maybe it was trying to flash me the peace sign. Or telling me to live long and prosper. Hard to say. |