"I think that New Mexico was the greatest experience from the outside world that I ever had.
It certainly changed me forever ... The moment I saw the brilliant proud morning (sun) shine high up over the deserts of Santa Fe,
something stood still in my soul."
~D.H. Lawrence
Sunday, June 26, 2011
The Pacheco Fire
The Pacheco fire in the Santa Fe National Forest up in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near the Santa Fe Ski Basin has been burning for over a week now.
The fire has consumed over 6,000 acres of steep rugged forested land, and at last report was 18% contained.
I took these pictures yesterday afternoon, when the visible smoke plum from my house appeared to have gotten much larger:
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