Down By the River

Mistress and Slave got their achy bodies moving again yesterday afternoon with a walk down into the nearby Rio Grande gorge for some "beach time".  There are some natural hot springs at the base of a 1/2 mile trail that winds into the deep, rocky gorge that was the location of a stage coach crossing back in the 1800's. The remnants of an old "spa" form the base for some warm rustic pools on the banks of the River frequented by locals, who always seem to have a couple of dogs with them.  (the pic shows the springs from the trail above.
Mistress and Slave stripped down to their bathing costumes and waded into the cold, soothing river after the hot trek down the old stage coach "road". But when we relaxed on the "beach" with our lunch and our books, the "crowds" (and their dogs) started to arrive. As Mistress tried to relax she was treated on more than one occasion to a large mutt standing just next to her lush body and shaking off the water acquired during a wade through the river.

"Ewwww", was the only appropriate response. For whatever reasons, the dogs were much more interested in shedding their watery weight on Mistress rather than her devoted Slave.  Bummer.

But Slave had his own set of distractions. Two young hippie chicks had arrived (with their two dogs) who quickly relieved themselves of their clothes for all the world (0r at least those of us sharing this tiny beach) to see. This was in the tradition of that scene from Easy Rider, filmed at these springs back in the early 70's, when Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda "swam" in the nude with two hippie chicks from a local commune.

Slave tried not to ogle as one lady shed her trail clothes and switched into a skimpy bikini.   The other girl just stripped down to some black undies. Other than her very white boobs, the rest of her body seemed to be completely covered by tatoos.  Slave must have "accidentally" captured her image digitally while taking a photo of the river, as she lounged on the luke warm pool with her companion, while her dogs annoyed Mistress

But of course it's not just the ladies who can strut their stuff on (or in) local waterways. Our trip to the river reminded me of one of Mistress AM recent supplicants, someone from not too far away from here, who's "private showcase" demonstrated  a unique approach to fly fishing:

Apparently this guy has a unique "lure" that he thinks will enhance his chance of landing some tasty cut throat trout. The trouble was that the photo is dated as taken in 2002.  He's actually trying to "land" chicks on AM with a 12 year old shot of his ass.

As you might expect, Mistress was not interested in taking the moldy bait.