Shapes in Nature

Out at Garden of the Gods yesterday, we spotted a couple of really cool shapes in the plants.  

NB spotted this cross in the pinecones.  It truly was really cool, and I'm glad that he not only spotted it, but that he pointed it out to the rest of us.  Sometimes we're too concerned with other aspects of a hike (like not falling) to notice these little tidbits.                  

K liked this cactus for its flowers, I liked it for its heart shape.  I told her we should print it off with a caption, "Home is Where the Heart Is."

Petroglyph and Tent Rocks

 We did some poking around before heading out to NM for the Sprinter to figure out what we wanted to do with our time.  I had found Petroglyph National Monument.  TONS of petroglyphs.  Really cool to see.  The hike was a sandy one, which is definitely NOT something we do a lot of in Colorado!  We enjoyed our morning there, and then headed out for a hike recommended to us by several people.

 

 

Tent Rocks!

What a cool hike!  Definitely spend time asking people from the area what there is to do.  I didn't find this one online, and it was decidedly awesome.  The hike isn't very far, about a mile and a half, but the elevation rise is all in the last little bit.  Oh, but what a view you get.

We all brought back a bunch of sand on our clothes, our shoes, in our hair, and possibly in our socks.  But we had a great time hiking in New Mexico!