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[[underline]] Abiquiu. [[/underline]]

[[underline]] Oct.13 [[/underline]] Soon after leaving camp we came out to a wide part of the valley where ranches begin & a few places washings are located. Then crossed the river and followed a sand country to Abiquiu, to which we recrossed, then down the open river valley about 10 miles and camped on a wide, sandy slope of the valley by a rain pool. Remained here a day & a half collecting & writing reports. 
Below the Chama Canyon the soil is very sandy the roads deep and soft. Sand blows into great dunes & drifts and the broad side washes are beds of sand & stones. The bordering hills & cliffs are mainly sandstone or drift or barren badland formations. 
All but the valley bottom & much of it is covered with nut pine and Juniperus monosperma. The blue juniper (flaccida?) has disappeared.
Where not eaten bare the valley