Paliza: uno

Paliza1, originally uploaded by craptastica.

Saturday I had a lot of things to do. Errands and such - the normal weekend fare. But I did none of them.

I woke up late, lazed about, and then filled a backpack and went hiking in an area named Paliza in Jemez District. I drove past the small town of Ponderosa and continued north into the mountains on dirt and gravel (more dirt than gravel) roads.

My car has little clearance, so it is rare I get very far in my car on such soujorns. I ended up on a road that turned south toward the Jemez Pueblo / Forest Service boundary. Diched the car, removed compass from pocket, and began walkabout.

I was on a small mesa that bordered several east/west facing washes and one stream carved through the remnants of volcanic bedrock. It was slow going, but I wasn't in a hurry,

Eventually I hit the pueblo border, which was a 3-string barbed wire fence (well signed too) bordered by a 50-ft wide fuelbreak. It was a very well done job by the pueblo I must admit.

I followed the border east till it hit the road, then followed ir back to my car. I started late, and it was getting dark.