Viewing Las Conchas

BobBIE and I drove up to the Jemez to see the burned areas of the still-burning Las Conchas wildfire.

It was super smokey. Here are some shots of the Valle Grande.

And a panorama of shots.  As always, click for bigger version.

Here is the Las Conchas trailhead, near the area where the fire started.  Sad.

The happy news is on the other side of the road, at the trailhead itself, the forest is still beautiful and pristine.  Fishing and hiking next year for sure!

We drove into the Caldera to take a look from another viewpoint. It was so smokey, it was hard to see to the other side of the Valle.  We met some new friends, though!  Cuties!