A Family Drive

 We took a drive yesterday to the Jemez Mountains.

 I made an appointment with my family a few weeks in advance

 For us all to be together and explore our state- Battleship Rock

 I thought we might get out of the car and hike some but that wasn't to be. All of these pictures are taken from the car- not even stopping. I did a pretty good job huh?

 We got to see some fall colors from the poplar and cottonwood trees

 Lots of signs of elk crossing but no elk- it is hunting season

 We did get to see the damage to the Bandelier forest from last years fire.  Though not in the picture above.

 Learned that it was home to a major volcano and this rock is what the indians dug their caves into. There are lots of hiking trails and ruins to explore and I hope we can do that one day.

I enjoyed our drive very much and hope to schedule another one next month.