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The Wilderness Study Area of the Sierra Vista Trail is unexpectedly verdant. Hundreds of desert plants surround the path, including the Spanish daggers seen here. Devastated by an unusually cold winter a few years ago, they're now making a comeback and will soon grow up to twenty feet in height.
Mar 23, 2016 near Mesquite, NM
While in a designated wilderness area, Pena Blanca is still accessed by vehicles on a jeep road.
Mar 23, 2016 near Mesquite, NM
A section of the Organ Mountains along the Sierra Vista Trail. Pena Blanca, a great but little-visited bouldering area, is the yellow-ish formation on the right.
Mar 23, 2016 near Mesquite, NM
An interesting looking cave near Vertigo Ridge. Good luck getting to it.
Mar 23, 2016 near El Paso, TX
Grindstone Lake and the Ruidoso Valley just before dawn. Alfred Hale Connector is the perfect spot to watch the sun rise over the mountains.
Mar 23, 2016 near Ruidoso, NM
This scree field, descending the slope of North Franklin Peak, makes up most of West Cottonwood Spring Trail. The spring-fed trees are visible on the edge of the shady area in the upper left section of the picture.
Mar 23, 2016 near Canutillo, TX
The view north from North Franklin Ridgeline. Beyond the Franklin Mountains in the foreground are the Organs, just east of Las Cruces. The Robledo range is visible in the distance. Views from here can reach for over a hundred miles.
Mar 23, 2016 near Canutillo, TX
A high desert sunset along the ocotillo fields of Little Moab.
Mar 23, 2016 near Canutillo, TX
The entrance to Anthony Gap Cave is vertical. Don't fall in.
Mar 23, 2016 near Anthony, TX
Embudo Horse Trail's higher route provides several scenic overlooks of Albuquerque. Embudo Trail is visible to the right.
Feb 29, 2016 near Carnuel, NM
Desert cacti give way to pine trees as Embudo Trail climbs the Sandia Mountains.
Feb 29, 2016 near Carnuel, NM
The dunes of White Sands stretch on for miles.
Jan 22, 2016 near Holloma…, NM
Orange markers show the route of the Alkali Flat Trail.
Jan 22, 2016 near Holloma…, NM
The rocky desert landscape and sparse plantlife give the Mount Cristo Rey trail a distinct, other-worldly feel.
Dec 31, 2015 near Sunland…, NM
The remains of the house sculptor Urbici Soler lived in while building the statue.
Dec 31, 2015 near Sunland…, NM
One of the trail's shrines, this one to the Virgin of Fatima. It is kept locked on non-event days. In the distance, the border fence can be seen crawling up the mesa, marking the international boundary.
Dec 31, 2015 near Sunland…, NM
One of the trail's twelve stations of the cross, part of the Via Dolorosa. Sunland Park, western El Paso, and the Franklin Mountains are in the background.
Dec 31, 2015 near Sunland…, NM
The 29 foot tall limestone Mount Cristo Rey monument, commonly called "Christ of the Rockies."
Dec 31, 2015 near Sunland…, NM
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