Fringe | Photograffy » Pecos http://www.photograffy.com Photography for the rest of us Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:13:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Stormy Mission http://www.photograffy.com/2011/04/stormy-mission/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://www.photograffy.com/2011/04/stormy-mission/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:45:15 +0000 david http://www.photograffy.com/?p=275

Stormy Mission

Stormy Mission

Pecos National Historic Park in New Mexico is a place where cultures collided and time tried to stand still. Neither of these worked out too well.

Pecos “began” somewhere around 800 A.D. when the first settlers in the Rio Grande Valley area moved into this wonderful and almost perfect environment. By 1200 A.D. the first pueblo had been built and by 1300 A.D. the area was in full swing. It featured a fairly significant multi-level pueblo, with upwards of 700 rooms and the Tiwa Indians called it home. Situated in between the Rio Grande Valley and the plains, Pecos had an ideal location.

Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, when he rolled through the area in the early 1500s, thought so too, although the Europeans stayed away until 1590. By 1618 a mission had been built at Pecos and the cultures meshed and collided over the years.

Today the remains of a Great Kiva and the mission stand side by side. The stormy skies remind us that the past here was not always tranquil. Yet, today Pecos endures, despite the storms, just as it always has. May we always remember, respect and celebrate our past.

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Fall in the Pecos River, originally uploaded by ifringe.

In the Santa Fe National Forest a small creek, Willow Creek, meanders down from the higher ground, making its way down the mountain. It joins and flows into the Pecos River, where it continues its journey down the mountains and into Southern New Mexico so many miles [...]]]>

Fall in the Pecos River, originally uploaded by ifringe.

In the Santa Fe National Forest a small creek, Willow Creek, meanders down from the higher ground, making its way down the mountain. It joins and flows into the Pecos River, where it continues its journey down the mountains and into Southern New Mexico so many miles away.

At this point, both the creek and the river (although “river” is certainly a stretch) are peaceful enough, with plenty of fish and wildlife taking advantage of the crystal clear, smooth flowing waters.

This shot was taken (in case it wasn’t already obvious) exactly where the creek meets the river on a spectacular fall day. The golden sunlight lit the river, and it sparkled every which way as it danced over the rocks in its rush down the mountain.

What an incredible feeling to be there in the waters, feeling the warmth, hearing the rushing and just being part of a magical day.

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