Fine Art Images from the American Southwest

Big Pile Of Wood Llano De San Juan

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Big pile of wood in Llano De San Juan, just off the high road to Taos. Almost as big as a house and growing. In fact, all the wood piles are getting larger between my trips along the high road in the last couple of months, indicative of a potentially long, and cold winter to come. I better start cutting. Thanks for looking. G

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Black Bear, Valle Vidal

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Black Bear Valle Vidal (valley of life) New Mexico. From a photo tour a couple of weeks. It’s a beautiful animal and it was fun to watch him (a young male) turning over rocks and eating grubs. He was unperturbed by our presence, all though I felt he was very aware that we were in the area. Thanks for looking. G

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Ute Mountain Field, Colorado

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Ute Mountain field and pivot irrigator. I’m told it’s a field of the lowly canola oil plant, rapeseed! Ok … it was still a bright, sight of a surprise to encounter in the San Luis Valley, Colorado. The horizon and hedgerows held back this surprise view until we made a left turn at a four way stop intersection, headed east toward the Sangre de Cristos mountains, to a point where the road rose slightly revealing, Ute Mountain, the pivot irrigator and the field. Surprises every where out there. Thanks for looking. G

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San Cristobal Chapel Rainbow

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San Cristobal Chapel Rainbow. The other end of the rainbow from last night’s image which was made shortly after this one when the sun returned to the skies. The torrential rains rutted the road in places, filled the ditches and deposited rusty tin cans from ancient dumping grounds in the woods. When it rains historical artifacts rise to the surface. Thanks for looking. G

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