Las Conchas Trail, Jemez Mountains

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Location
Northern New Mexico
Name
Merlin Emrys
The trail follows the East Fork of the Jemez River through a lush canyon full of magnificent tall trees (ponderosa pine, douglas fir, blue spruce), incredible rock formations, willows, shrubs, and some wildflowers.

The shady areas have lots of lichens and mosses, adding to the magical feeling of walking through an enchanted forest.

I arrived at the trailhead (8400 feet of elevation) a bit after 8am, and had the entire area to myself for almost four hours. What an amazing and wondrous place! The connections with Nature, Earth, and Spirit are powerful and deeply moving, and the slowly flowing water adds another dimension to the experience.

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