In Arizona, the name "cienaga" has become associated with huge open meadows high in the White Mountains. According to the Arizona Game and Fish Department, a cienaga is also a wet, marshy area in a desert ecosystem that is fed by a spring. No matter what a cienaga is, Arizona has a number of places associated with than name. There is a Big Cienaga Mountain near Sunrise Lake which is neither a marsh nor an open meadow. There is also a Horseshoe Cienega Lake (note the spelling) in the same area.
The picture above was taken in April, shortly after the snow melt which is why the grass all looks pretty squished down. The picture is along Highway 260 just north of Sunrise Lake and I have always known it as the big Cienaga.
The picture above was taken in April, shortly after the snow melt which is why the grass all looks pretty squished down. The picture is along Highway 260 just north of Sunrise Lake and I have always known it as the big Cienaga.
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