Cochiti Lake is in the northern part of New Mexico, located on the Cochiti Pueblo about 30 miles south of Santa Fe. From the lookout at the campground you can see the Sandia Mountains, the Jemez Mountains, the Bajada escarpment, Tetilla Peak, the lake itself, and the Rio Grande, which supplies the water to the manmade lake.
The skies were clear on the day that we visited. The air was still and hot and smelled of pine duff, one of my favorite fragrances. I just stood in one spot and turned in a circle to get all of these views.
Looking across the lake and toward the Sandia Mountains
Part of the campground with the Rio Grande in the background
A little west of Peña Blanca
Cochiti Lake Campground, looking toward the Jemez Mountains
beautiful scenery.
ReplyDeleteReally great scenery.
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Great pictures. I really love the third one. I've been to Tent Rocks many times, but have only seen the lake from the summit. Maybe we need to visit the lake itself one time.
ReplyDeleteLove The countryside and the sky Of all the places you have lived which is your favorite.. I also like slow-traveling
ReplyDeletecool shots...love the blues.
ReplyDeleteGreat skies. Beautiful shots.
ReplyDeleteLovely clear blue skies, beautiful scenery and great shots, Clairz!
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Sylvia
Such skies that stretch forever - quite like Central Oz Clair.
ReplyDeleteJune
The distant blue mountains made the landscapes so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteVey nice scenery here, good skywatch entry, well done!!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice SWF.
Such a blue blue - clear, clean, fresh - I can almost smell the pines.
ReplyDeleteJust enough green to keep things interesting.
ReplyDeleteA very nice set of photos.
Did you make it to Tent Rocks? It's southwest I think from Cochiti lake... AMAZING. One of my favorite places in NM. We went in the fall and it was PERFECT hiking weather, just got there too late to do a lot of walking but the loop around the rocks is pretty easy going.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics.