Continuing on our drive to Jemez, we could see the thunderheads over our destination. The junction of US 550 and State Road 4 is at San Ysidro. The San Ysidro Church has perfect Spanish Colonial/New Mexican style doors and a great little bell tower.
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It has been too long since I have been on that road! And, I do not believe I have ever seen this church in person. Wonderful images!
Been to San Ysidro lots of times but I don’t remember the church–it’s really charming–and the blue doors are beautiful–it looks well cared for, too. Thanks for sharing these pics. I guess we don’t take enough time to see the details of the towns we pass through.
Nice. Cold and wet and cloudy in Moscow. )
Wow awesome door! This looks like it is in the desert by itself! I love it! Your photos are stunning!
Thanks, Michelle! San Ysidro, NM is an interesting village. Its on the Rio Puerco, and has the same land pattern as Corrales of a main road in the middle and long, thin tracts of land on either side of the main road; except the main road splits into a Y in the center of the village with the right fork going to Jemez and the left fork heading to Cuba, NM. It’s about 30 miles NW of Corrales.
I think this is my favorite maybe because of that blue door and the white contrast to me is really eye catching! I love the way it looks up against the blue sky. The skies there are so clear except for little clouds. Is it always like this? Do it rain much there?
We get very little rain in general. During the summer we get intense thundershowers that drop a lot of rain that can cause flash flooding and lots of damage. Otherwise, we have over 300 days a year of sunshine and very blue skies. Most of the New Mexico is over 5,000 feet about sea level, which is part of the reason we have such clear, blue skies. The highest mountains going up to around 13,000 feet.
Oh wow I didn’t know that but it makes total sense! I love the blue of your skies. It’s like azure. So pretty! Since your elevation is so high do you have trouble breathing sometimes? I have always wondered that!
We are acclimated to the elevation, but it’s not really that high. Once you are over 10,000 feet you will really notice a difference under exertion.
Like mountain climbing I would suppose! You sure live in a beautiful part of the country I think!
It’s called the “Land of Enchantment” and there is an actual economic term for the fact the New Mexico has lower wages, and is generally a little behind the rest of the country. It is called “The Enchantment Factor!” Which in economic terms is that people are willing to take lower wages and fewer job benefits for the benefit of living in a beautiful area, with great weather, and generally lower stress.
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Thanks, Michelle!