Late Afternoon in the Ojito Wilderness

Late afternoon sun and clouds in the Ojito Wilderness.

Bosque Cottonwood

A large old cottonwood is silhouetted by the setting sun.

Snow-Covered Sandias

Snow blew into New Mexico this weekend and dusted the Sandias.

Walking Stick Cholla Cacti

Cholla may not be the most beautiful cactus in the world in any kind of objective sense — but it is definitely my favorite. This is a scene from the Sandia foothills, right up the road from my house.

Maples in the Manzanos

Rocky Mountain Maples show nearly every color imaginable in the Manzano Mountains’ Fourth of July Canyon.

Sandias and Rio Grande

The Sandia mountains and the Rio Grande, seen from Bernalillo.

New Mexican Waterfall

A delightful discovery this weekend was this waterfall in the Jemez. It’s very close to Battleship Rock but it isn’t Jemez Falls. If it has a name, I haven’t learned it.

Dwan Light Sanctuary

Rainbows created by the prisms embedded in the walls and ceiling of the Dwan Light Sanctuary, in Montezuma, New Mexico — a photographer’s dream.

Valle Grande Descanso

The same descanso originally photographed on July 9, 2011 (and posted on July 31, 2011). This version was taken just five weeks after the first. The new grass is incredibly green.

White Rock Canyon

The Rio Grande courses through northern New Mexico — via White Rock Canyon — shortly before sunset.