Sunset, Thoreau, NM
The setting sun causes clouds to explode with color over the Navajo Nation near Thoreau, New Mexico.
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Spring Thunderstorm, Laguna, NM
A spring thunderstorm rolls across the landscape outside Laguna, New Mexico.
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Spring Thunderstorm, San Jon, NM
A thunderstorm rolls across the prairie north of San Jon, New Mexico.
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Summer Thunderstorm, Tres Orejas, NM
A summer thunderstorm crosses the Tres Orejas and the Carson National Forest in Taos County, New Mexico.
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Afternoon Clouds, White Sands National Monument, NM
Afternoon clouds begin to form over the gypsum dunes at White Sands National Monument, in Otero County, New Mexico.
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Soaptree Yucca, White Sands National Monument, NM
A lone yucca casts a shadow on a dune at White Sands National Monument in Otero County, New Mexico.
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Cross and Dead Tree, Ranchos de Taos, NM
A memorial sits at the base of a dead tree in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument near Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico.
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Summer Clouds, White Sands National Monument, NM
Afternoon clouds begin to form over the gypsum dunes at White Sands National Monument, in Otero County, New Mexico.
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Thunderstorm, San Andreas Mountains, NM
A summer thunderstorm builds above the San Andreas Mountains and White Sands National Monument in New Mexico.
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Door and Wall, Ranchos de Taos, NM
A ristra hangs from a lintel above a door in the plaza at Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. The plaza dates to the 1770's.
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Soaptree Yucca Stalk, Otero County, NM
A dead stalk from a soaptree yucca casts a shadow on a dune in White Sands National Monument in Otero County, New Mexico.
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Clouds and Aspens, Rio Arriba County, NM
Clouds form in the sky above aspen trees on an autumn day in the Tusas Mountains in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
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Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep, Taos County, NM
A herd of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep gather on the edge of the Rio Grande Gorge in Taos County, New Mexico.
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Autumn Leaves, Rio Arriba County, NM
The leaves on a colony of aspen trees turn yellow north of Chama in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
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Rising Sun, Taos County, NM
Crepuscular rays raditate from the rising sun above the Sangre de Cristo Mountain on a cold autumn morning in Taos County, New Mexico.
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Autumn Clouds and Rio Grande, Taos County, NM
Autumn clouds cast shadows on the Rio Grande in Taos County, New Mexico. The river flows through an 800 foot deep gorge created by a separation of the earth's crust.
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Storm Clouds and Dunes, Otero County, NM
Storm clouds pass through the sky above the rolling dunes at White Sands National Park.
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Sunrise and Soaptree Yucca, Otero County, NM
A soaptree yucca casts shadows on the dunes at sunrise at White Sands National Park in Otero County, New Mexico.
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