River of Gold

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Looking at the Christ in the Desert Monastery on the Chama River

“A rafting expedition on the Chama River.

A photo of the river bank, showing the tangle of vegetation.

Closeup of the Monastery’s chapel

One of the tall walls of the deep canyon.

Another photo of the rock walls and the vegetation between the river and the bottom of the rock.