Jemez Mountain Buttes

The Jemez Mountain Red Rock Buttes in New Mexico are the subject of this photo. Located on the Jemez Pueblo near the Walatowa Visitors Center (along the Jemez Mountain Trail), these handsome buttes were an unending source of fascination to this nature-starved New Yorker. During the time I lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico, I often visited the Jemez Mountains (less than 45 minutes drive from Albuquerque), considering it my personal mountain resort. Hiking or driving through the quietly beautiful Jemez was a source of relaxation and quiet reflection.

The Jemez Pueblo did not allow visitors to enter the red rock buttes area, but of late they have started offering tours. I must return for that. The few photos I’ve seen captured by Jemez photographers show a magnificent photographic subject just beyond that craggy entrance! This photo was captured about 6 years ago with my first DSLR camera, a Samsung GX-1S with kit lens (in camera .jpeg).