This afternoon, I drove up the road from Taos Junction Bridge to the rim, in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. I was hoping to spot the large herd of Bighorn sheep that I had encountered on my prior drive up the road. Here’s the link to that post:
https://believesteve.org/2016/12/07/bighorn-sheep-put-on-a-show-rio-grande-gorge-nm/
They were not on the top, and as I descended, I saw them below me, on the bench that is traversed by the Vista Verde trail. The main group was a good distance away, but I also saw a female and youngster on the talus closer to me.
These photos were taken with a Nikon Coolpix P900 Superzoom camera.
16 Bighorn sheep. This group was about quarter of a mile or more distant
Ewe and youngster
Ewe
Ewe, taking it easy
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About Evensteven
I am a photographer and author, and live in Embudo, New Mexico, alongside the Rio Grande. I have published a book of photography and accompanying text on running the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The first (print) edition is out of print, but a second edition is available as an iBook (eBook) through the iTunes bookstore. All Grand Canyon, river and nature lovers will enjoy my book:
The Grand: https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-grand/id672492447
I have also published six additional iBooks:
1. The Salt River: https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-salt-river/id12449222822.
2. Coyote Buttes: https://books.apple.com/us/book/coyote-buttes/id1271773201
3. Four Cornered, the Land: https://books.apple.com/us/book/four-cornered/id1384038899
4. Four Cornered, The Rivers: https://books.apple.com/us/book/four-cornered-book-two-the-rivers/id1402287568
5. Rio Marañon: https://books.apple.com/us/book/four-cornered-book-two-the-rivers/id1402287568
6. Rio Grande: https://books.apple.com/us/book/rio-grande-new-mexico/id1469126321
