近距离内射合集

PICURIS 鈥� At 75, Donna Mermejo doesn't have much of an affinity for looking at screens.

There are more important things to do, she says, than sitting in front of her TV at home, and she gave up a long time ago on becoming a smartphone wiz.

Oftentimes, taking a stroll outside her house on Picuris Pueblo gives her all the news she needs 鈥� talking with family nearby, catching up with neighbors and glancing around at the natural world she knows.

The Sangre de Cristo Mountains that loom over Picuris serve as a particularly helpful barometer here, their changing appearance signaling shifts in time of day, seasons and weather, as well as natural disasters on the horizon.

Lately, Mermejo says the Sangres have been communicating a clear message: Wildfire nearby.

鈥淭he smoke from the Frijoles Fire is just so thick sometimes that you get up in the morning and you can see this blue haze covering everything,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he hills are blue because of the smoke, but usually they鈥檙e green.鈥�

For thousands of northern New Mexico residents, fits of heavy smoke have mainly defined the Frijoles Fire, which was discovered in the high reaches of the Pecos Wilderness near Namb茅 on Aug. 4.

The fire had grown to around 8,000 acres by Wednesday amid persistently hot, dry conditions and a monsoon cycle that has offered exceptionally little rain for , according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

鈥淎ll these elderly people here, a bunch of them are sick with lung (problems),鈥� said Sandra Martinez, an Espa帽ola resident who spoke to the Journal in Truchas on Tuesday. 鈥淢y ex-husband lives here, and he has lung issues. I keep telling him to get out because 鈥� look at this 鈥� it鈥檚 going to mess him up.鈥�

In the valley behind her sat the tiny village of Cordova, where she grew up. The small cluster of houses there was almost indecipherable through the haze settled in the foothills and badlands extending from the western slopes of the Sangre de Cristos.

Several miles to the south, in Chimay贸, Evelyn Garcia was resting on a traffic barrier while taking her dog for a walk. She and her family recently purchased an air filter for her grandson, who suffers from asthma, because of the smoke from the nearby fire.

鈥淲e do our chores, but we stay inside pretty much,鈥� she said.

The New Mexico Department of Health issued a smoke advisory for the region on Monday, advising adults older than 65, young children, pregnant women and people with heart disease, lung disease or other respiratory illnesses to stay inside unless ordered to evacuate.

As of Wednesday, only the small number of residents living along Camino de Ca帽on in Cundiy贸 east of Espa帽ola had been ordered to evacuate.

The U.S. Forest Service and county governments have placed others on alert.

The remainder of Cundiy贸 and the nearby village of Cerro Pi帽on remained in 鈥淪et鈥� status on Wednesday, meaning residents should be prepared to evacuate if needed. Rio Arriba County told residents in Cordova to be 鈥淩eady,鈥� indicating that they should closely monitor fire updates should their homes be threatened.

A Santa Fe County task force accompanied firefighters Tuesday night as they removed potential fire fuels by hand and using heavy equipment around homes and other major structures in the vicinity of the fire. Crews also installed sprinkler systems and established other water supplies around these small New Mexico villages and near structures in the 2,650-acre Gorham Boy Scout Ranch.

Fire personnel are using masticators and bulldozers to reinforce Forest Roads 424 and 306 as containment lines to help mitigate further fire spread.

For most northern New Mexico residents, however, degraded air quality remains the most immediate concern.

Santa Fe Public Schools shifted recess and sports activities indoors this week, and Taos Municipal Schools Superintendent Antonio Layton said Taos County school officials were advising vulnerable students and teachers to also stay inside.

鈥淲e have noticed the increase in smoke, so we鈥檙e providing awareness, especially for our students and staff who could have adverse reactions to the smoke in the air currently,鈥� Layton said.

The Santa Fe Opera canceled a Wednesday evening performance of 鈥淓ugene Onegin," 鈥渁nd all evening activities have been canceled due to poor air quality,鈥� said Emily Doyle Moore, a spokesperson. The opera called off two other shows Monday and Tuesday evening.

But the Santa Fe Indian Market will go on as planned this weekend, according to Executive Director Jamie Schulze.

鈥淭he city is donating masks in the event that it gets heavier or the wind shifts,鈥� Schulze said, noting that conditions in Santa Fe had cleared somewhat by midweek. 鈥淏ut we鈥檙e moving forward and just cautioning people to stay very hydrated and be mindful that if they have any bronchial issues to be very cautious.鈥�

Set for this Saturday and Sunday, the 104th annual event is expected to draw roughly 120,000 people to the heart of Santa Fe, with nearly 1,000 artists and vendors spread across 12 city blocks.

While Santa Fe Farmers鈥� Market is held mainly indoors in the Santa Fe Farmers鈥� Market Pavilion in the Railyard, Market Executive Director Debbie Burns said she and her staff were also monitoring the situation.

鈥淥ur markets are essential for getting the freshest food to our community,鈥� she said in a statement. 鈥淗owever, the well-being of our customers, staff, and vendors is our first priority.鈥�

Picuris Pueblo Gov. Craig Quanchello said the tribe held the annual San Lorenzo Feast Day despite hazy conditions this past Sunday and Monday.

Some tribal members donned masks as they attended morning Mass, foot races, dances and entered neighbors鈥� homes to break bread.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham attended the feast day 鈥� the first sitting governor to join in the small tribe鈥檚 annual summer celebration, according to Quanchello.

But the wildfire smoke was an unwelcome guest, reminding tribal members of the Calf Canyon/Hermits Peak Fire, which burned 341,471 acres of the Santa Fe and Carson national forests through mid-August 2022.

鈥淭he biggest thing is we have a lot of people here who are on oxygen,鈥� Quanchello said. 鈥淪o it affects a lot of our elders, and our younger ones.鈥�

Mermejo and her two sisters rose around 4 a.m. on both feast days to finish preparing foods in the home they share, filling the house with smells of home-cooked enchiladas, chicos, tortillas and other New Mexico feast day staples.

Some of their guests traveled from close by, while others headed in from farther south into the deepening haze that鈥檚 shrouded the north-central region this month.

鈥淔east days are a good feeling,鈥� she said, becoming emotional. 鈥淏ut these wildfires that are happening are such a sadness because traditionally here, with Native people, Mother Earth is our mother, so we take care of her. It鈥檚 hard to see it being destroyed like this.鈥�

John Miller is the 近距离内射合集鈥檚 northern New Mexico correspondent. He can be reached at jmiller@abqjournal.com.