Rancho Las Crucecitas or Estancia Crysalis

69… Estancia Crysalis: outside Álamos, inside Álamos country…

walking home from town to Estancia Crysalis, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico.  Photo by Anders Tomlinson.

This may not be a well-traveled road but it is a long-traveled path through time.

If one were to close their eyes and listen to the footsteps of this old woman, with
a young woman’s body, one would hear someone going back in time, retracing
footprints of the ancient ones as this old woman returns to Estancia Crysalis.
Here is another world where the land speaks in a dominate voice. Listen
carefully, and one will hear sounds that Indians heard before the arrival of
the Spanish. Here, there is a purity of all things nature.

Looking east from the main house at Estancia Crysalis, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico.  Photo by Anders Tomlinson.

And there is Chihuahua, and there are Sierra Madre foothills and there is...

It is a short, invigorating walk from Plaza de las Armas to Estancia Crysalis
on paved road, the old El Camino Real. The slight incline, as you rise
into rolling Sierra de Álamos foothills, stirs the minds and exercises the
heart. The entrance to Estancia Crysalis is across the road from
El Mirador. The dirt road into Estancia Crysalis follows Arroyo
Barranquita. Once on the ranch there is the Sierra Álamos, right
there, in all her beauty, framed by 200 year old Mesquite trees.

Horse stalls at Estancia Crysalis, Alamos, Sonora, Mexico.  Photo by Anders Tomlinson.

For the Arabians these were stalls for students these were shelter.

And so it was and so it is. Estancia Crysalis was formerly
known as Rancho Las Crucecitas. The last owners of Rancho Las
Crucecitas
, Dr. Martin Dale Edwards and his wife Zora Tyler, raised
a select herd of 22 purebred Arabians. These rustic stalls were
the horses homes. Sharon Bernard is the current owner and changed the
ranch name to Estancia Crysalis. A group of college students on
a field trip from the USA stayed at Estancia Crysalis and
used these stalls for lodging. And so it was and so it is.

main house at estancia crysalis, alamos, sonora, mexico.  photo by anders tomlinson.

The hills surrounding the main hose are alive with summer rains.

Desert and dry tropical rain forest converge on and across Estancia Crysalis.
Flora and Fauna exist in a protected area minutes from the Plaza and Bishop
Reyes Cathedral. This is the way it was, and is.

A Ranch on the outskirts of town, looks forward to the future.

Estancia Crysalis, along the El Camino Real, is a mile southeast
of the Plaza in Álamos, Sonora, Mexico. The 175 acre ranch, on
Sierra de Álamos sloping foothills, is focusing on a new day, and
listening for opportunities floating on tropical breezes.

The above video is from summer. The following video is spring.
Estancia Crysalis experiences the seasons in all
their dramatic changes. Life in Centro Álamos is dominated
by man’s structures and gardens. Life on Estancia Crysalis
is dominated by nature.

In another era, Estancia Crysalis was a working horse ranch.

Today, the spirits of these departed steeds, proud Arabians, are present,
be it a sound of a branch breaking under weight or a small flurry of dust.
Shut your eyes and listen, they are still here.

View from Above

Mt. Álamos is some 6,500 feet above sea level. It towers 5,000 feet above
the town of Álamos. It is another world, wild parrots, dry tropical forest,
granite and… Up and down is a day’s effort, it is well worth it. To reach
the top it is recommended to start hiking early while it is still dark and
cool. Photos and editing by Anders Tomlinson.
Music from “Camino Songs” by SonicAtomics.

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