{"id":3043,"date":"2015-05-11T19:39:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T01:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=3043"},"modified":"2016-09-07T20:58:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T17:58:33","slug":"randall-davey-audubon-center-and-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/randall-davey-audubon-center-and-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"

John suggested I drive up Upper Canyon Road one day and check out the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary<\/a>. I Googled it and it seemed like the perfect thing for an afternoon where I only had a couple of free hours as it’s super close by and there is only a couple of miles of hiking trails to do there, unless you can get into the house, which I couldn’t today.<\/p>\n

The directions on their site made me laugh, acknowledging that you’ll feel lost and in the middle of nowhere by the time you arrive!<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>

The welcome sign in the parking lot.<\/p><\/div>\n

I went into the Nature Store to get information. Access to the property is free and donation boxes abound. I slipped a few dollars into the box, signed the guest registry, and accepted a map. The lady at the desk asked if the altitude is an issue and I was able to proudly say no. Yes, I’m feeling it, but my Mexico winter whipped me back into shape and I’m breathing only a little bit harder. I refuse to concede any speed, preferring to get a little winded, as that means I’m getting a better workout.<\/p>\n

\"I<\/a>

I love how their signs are hand drawn with coloured pencils.<\/p><\/div>\n

I went around the trail network, enjoying the scenery. The only animals I saw were a bird and a man, but there was scat on the trail that looked like it might be from a cougar, of which there are lots in the hills here according to the signage.<\/p>\n

\"IMGP1561\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Interesting<\/a>

Interesting bench\/table.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Such<\/a>

Such beautiful scenery.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Another<\/a>

Another hand drawn sign.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"So<\/a>

So much for the eye to take in.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"I<\/a>

I did the bear canyon trail; it wasn’t much of a distance!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"View<\/a>

View from a bench.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Val-deri,Val-dera,<\/a>

Val-deri,Val-dera,
Val-deri,
Val-dera-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
Val-deri,Val-dera.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"I<\/a>

I kept going.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The only wildlife I saw.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"I<\/a>

I was told I could keep going beyond this point, so I did.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Just<\/a>

Just had to get over this.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nice<\/a>

Nice pile of rocks.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Yeah,<\/a>

Yeah, that’s the end of the road…<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Love<\/a>

Love the bright green.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lots<\/a>

Lots of orthoclase feldspar (a reddish\/pinkish quartz) abounded).<\/p><\/div>\n

What a lovely hour and a bit this was! It was a change from hiking the arroyo and it didn’t take up my entire day. I would hike there a lot if I lived in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John suggested I drive up Upper Canyon Road one day and check out the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary. I Googled it and it seemed like the perfect thing for an afternoon where I only had a couple of free hours as it’s super close by and there is only a couple of miles […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,635,863,3,16],"tags":[654,802],"class_list":["post-3043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-mexico","category-north-america","category-santa-fe","category-travel","category-usa","tag-hiking","tag-parksgardens"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3043\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}