Ojito de San Antonio is a Bernalillo County Open Space located on NM 14 just north of I-40 (take exit 175 at Tijeras). There is an old apple orchard there that has been there since the 1920's and the bears eat the apples in the fall so the open space gets closed. An excellent time to visit is the spring time when the apple trees are blooming.
It was a bit cool and threatening to rain the morning of our hike |
View from the loop trail of the ojito and orchard |
James Penstemon Penstemon jamesii |
The loop trail climbs a couple of hundred feet |
Butter and Eggs/YellowToadflax Linaria vulgaris |
White Ragweed Hymenopappas filifolius |
Yellow Sweet Clover Melilotus officinalis |
Wood's Rose Rosa woodsii |
Hartweg's Sundrops Calylophus hartwegii spp. fendleri |
Bastard Toadflax Comandra umbellata ssp. pallida |
Beautiful rock formations at top of the trail |
This one had a lot of erosion and lichens. |
Spots of gorgeous color in a rather harsh looking setting. I like it...:)
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