Williams Reservoir

Since our time here has been cut short we are trying to pack in some day trips that we had been wanting to take.  This Sunday we decided to drive up to Williams Reservoir which is West of Pagosa Springs.  On the way up we encountered this doe who decided to leave when we turned around to take her picture.

 

We had heard that the drive up here is beautiful and it certainly was.

Not only are the mountains beautiful but the clouds are too.

 

This was a very unusual formation.

As we get closer to the lake you can see where the river has cut trough the countryside.

Then we come to an area where the drop off is dramatic.  I got as close as I could for this picture.

I’m sure that Wayne wishes he had brought his fishing pole along as the streams along the way looked very inviting.

Finally Williams Reservoir comes into view.

The reservoir is not as large as we had expected.  There was a man sitting on the edge of the lake fishing but he said that he had not caught anything.

On the other side of the parking lot is a small pond.

We had a visitor while we were in the parking lot.

 

On the drive home we stopped at the picnic area and were able to walk down to the water.

We couldn’t decide it this was meant to be a barn or a house but at least half of it was underground.  There are a lot of houses like this in New Mexico.

 

This is an area called Pagosa Lakes.  There are several subdivisions on this road that surround these small lakes

It was a nice drive and we are glad we took the time to do it.