Silas and I woke up at four am to get to the car to drive the hour to Abiquiu Lake just before the sun rose. Honestly I thought I was going to miss it as we sped along past the Georgia O’Keefe center and Bode’s and the sky was starting to lighten, but we made it to our perch, just over the dam on the Chama River, to watch the sun come up over the mesas.
We recently adopted a dog, Maisie. A two year old blue heeler mix from the Española shelter, she was still adjusting to life with us. The early morning wake up definitely confused her and we’ve been paying the price ever since. She now thinks four am is the new six am. She hated the car ride, but was happy to check out the scenery in Abiquiu.
Once the sun was up and the air began to warm, we went down to the Chama River for a walk.
all photographs by me, Becca Grady.