Santa Fe, NM to Bend, Oregon

My nature journal depicting the change from Santa Fe to Bend.

September 2020

We recently moved from Santa Fe, NM to Bend, Ore. for a variety of reason. This journal spread shows the change in environments: from juniper, cholla and prickly pear cactus to ponderosa and lodge pole pine grasslands. Chamisa, aka rabbit brush is found through out the inter-mountain west. I have depicted chamisa as the plant that ties the two regions together. Yes there are many that would tie them together, but for me, it’s the chamisa.