Sangre de Cristo Mountains

A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything.
--David Grayson (1870-1946) American journalist and author.

The Sangre de Cristo mountains (Spanish for 'Blood of Christ') stretch 242 miles from southern Colorado to northern New Mexico. Of the fifty three mountain peaks in Colorado with an elevation of 14,000 feet or more, ten of them are found in the Sangre de Cristo mountain range. The tallest peaks found in New Mexico (all 13,000+ feet) are located in this range as well. The photo above was found west of Westcliffe, CO, while the one below was taken just north of town. Driving in the area around Westcliffe left me utterly speechless, what a gorgeous, glorious place.  [click photos to enlarge].