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  • Chimney Rock

    Another visit to Ghost Ranch, this time took the 3 mile roundtrip hike at sunset to get pictures.

    Mule hanging out on the trail to Chimney Rock.
    El Perdenal off in the distance.
    Chimney Rock. The hike takes you to the top of the mesa to the right of Chimney Rock.
    Mesa with Sangres in the background.
    A turkey vulture glides through the sky near Chimney Rock.
    The sun sets behind Chimney Rock.
    View of Ghost Ranch from the Chimney Rock trail.
    Wildflowers grow near the trail to Chimney Rock.
    On top the mesa, looking down as the sun sets.
    Chimney Rock from behind.
    Chimney Rock with Abiquiu Lake in the background.
    Returning back to Ghost Ranch after the sun has set.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Ghost Ranch near Abiquiu, NM

    Another visit to Georgia O’Keeffe country with the Santa Fe Photographers Group.

    An american robin idles in the grass outside the visitor center at Ghost Ranch.
    A sign on the trail head points the way. We took the path to Box Canyon.
    Further along the trail, Kitchen Mesa can be seen in its entirety.
    Cacti bloom along the trail to Box Canyon.
    Evidence that Spring has arrived in northern New Mexico.
    Springtime in Box Canyon.
    A small stream adds to the life in Box Canyon.
    A grave marker in the Camposanto section of Ghost Ranch.
    A cactus towers above the trail to Box Canyon.
    Kitchen Mesa reflected in a shallow pond.

     

    I believe this is chamisa.
    Some star shaped desert brush. One day I will learn its name. For now he is Bob.
    Box Canyon, near the end of my hike.
    Trees, rock and sky.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Plaza Blanca, NM

    North of Los Alamos is an area named Plaza Blanca, made famous by a Georgia O’Keeffe painting. More recently it was also the location of the alien ship in Cowboys and Aliens. I joined the Santa Fe Photographers Group on their second outing there this year.

    These tuffs are compressed volcanic ash that have been whittled away by the wind.
    Rock fins at the entrance to Plaza Blanca.
    A raven in flight above the tuffs in Plaza Blanca.
    Among the rocks.
    Uprooted brush and tuffs, Plaza Blanca.
    Wildflowers grow sparsely among the rocks.
    Pilgrimage of the rocks.

    Cottonwood leaf, Plaza Blanca.
    Cottonwood leaf and rocks, Plaza Blanca.
    Tuffs, Plaza Blanca.
    Plaza Blanca, New Mexico.