Greetings from San Cristobal, NM. I hope everyone had a great week. This week I did a photo tour to Abiquiu, in Georgia O’Keeffe country, where the Cholla Cactus were blooming and in abundance. I chose the two images below, though I shot many more. This was an iPhone photography workshop in Abiquiu so I was only shooting with the iPhone. Liberating!

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Piedra Lumbre (shining rock) and what locals call the Shark Fin or Sandstone Fin of Ghost Ranch. I’ve photographed it many times and still don’t know its official name.
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Abiquiu Lake on the rocks with a storm brewing over “Pedernal”.
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Abiquiu Lake with Cerro Pedernal and cloud reflections. Cerro Pedernal is the flat top mountain.
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As always, thanks for looking. Have a great week, and happy 4th of July. G









2 thoughts on “Cholla Cactus Bloom, Abiquiu, NM. 07-01-2026.”
These are especially gorgeous, Geraint.
Hi Michael. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. I hope you are well. G