Cienega Creek Preserve

It has been a long time since we have wandered in and around Cienega Creek
so while we had visiting kids we the trip and took a
bunch of silly pictures
along the way. We showed Tyler how fun it is to put some coins on
the railroad track and then retrieve them after a train has come by because he
had never done that before!

Kayla and I in a twisted tree that actually is
sitting on the edge of a cliff.

The two little love birds.
Think she needs new pants??

They trees weren't quite leafed out yet so it still looks
like a horror movie set.

There were a lot of the big cottonwood trees
that had fallen over.
At some point, a lot of water has come through there and just ate
away the soil underneath them, causing them to fall.

Chanelle & I chatting and negotiating our way
around the fallen trees and trying to avoid a
stream that was meandering through.
Truth be told, I am so paranoid of snakes and the weather
has warmed up so they are now out and about that I was kind of taking my time.
Doesn't it just look like a snake haven??

We found a tunnel to crawl through so Kayla, Chanelle & Tyler
decided to try going through.
Ric's excuse was being the photographer
and mine was well, the snake thing.
I was sure they were just hiding in there waiting for me!

It was a little small and Tyler wasn't fitting to well in the
entrance or exit but there
was a cavern that he could stand up in while inside.

The whole sign says, "Sensative Bat Maternity Site" so it was
just fun to be silly with it.

The sign goes into great detail of environmental no no's
but it did say not to enter in
the cave during the months of May, June, July and August.
It is April still...
Yes, we went in but didn't have a flash light to see much and
didn't want to go too far.
Ric kept pushing the camera flash to see somewhat.
There was nothing of great significance other than old guano.

Us.
Standing next to a natural bridge.
Another tree above that looks like it will come down some day.