Noelle, Parker and I awoke in Moriarty, ate breakfast, and then headed north to Santa Fe. Our destination was a canyon on an arroyo that drains into the Rio Grande called Caja del Rio or Diablo's Canyon. After a long drive on some dirt roads we arrived at the top of the canyon. Parker was excited to be hiking for the first time in a while and quickly hopped out of the car. Unfortunately his enthusiasm didn't last. It would be a hot, shadeless walk to the Rio Grande and back.
The hike started out with some great views of the impressive canyon.
We soon entered the canyon where we were treated to a few areas of shade and a few wildflowers in bloom.
As we exited the canyon, shade would become difficult to find.
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| Looking back after exiting the canyon. |
Parker would plop down any time he could find the smallest sliver of respite from the hot sun.
I was relieved to see a line of green cottonwoods on the horizon that I knew marked the location of the river.
As soon as we arrived at the Rio Grande, Parker waded in for a drink.
Noelle and I took off our shoes and cooled our feet in the water and relaxed for a bit.
After about 30 minutes we decided to make our way back to the car on a road that paralleled the arroyo. Storm clouds began to gather to the west, but we never got rained on.
We were all glad to be back to the car and I blasted the air conditioner as we headed up into the mountains and our campsite at Big Tesuque Campground.
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