Sangre de Cristo

[ sang-gree duh kris-toh; Spanish sahng-gre the krees-taw ]

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noun

a mountain range in S Colorado and N New Mexico: a part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Blanca Peak, 14,390 feet (4,385 meters).

Brinker sees it––Ever seen the sunset color on Sangre de Cristo?

Sangre de Cristo, sharp against the eastern sky, began to change its hue.

The country itself changed from flat to hilly as the Sangre de Cristo range once more drew nearer.

Farther on we came to the forking of two trails—the more southern one leading up to the Cuchada, to the pass of Sangre de Cristo.

There's the Sangre de Cristo; here's where it's going to be.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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