New Mexico

An ancient lava flow stretching for miles and miles along the desert floor. Northwest New Mexico.

Red Rock. Formations are simply solid mountains of  red rock. Northwest New Mexico.

Just unbelievable!

Barrel cactus in bloom

Down in Southern New Mexico near my compadre, Tink's home, Deming NM. We got out and hit the trail in the hope of glassing a few Oryx (huge critters) when a desert storm hit. Too much lightning to get out and about so we simply took things in from the safety of the 4x4.

Zip on over to Texas and the terrain makes a high desert change.

Out on the high plains, just North East of El Paso, antelope roam. Here's a decent Texas "Speed A Lope." I didn't have the big gun lens so this was all I could do before adios at 45 mph :)

Salt Flat at 4400 ft. Guadalupe Mountain range in the distance.

Guadalupe Mountain at 8749 ft. The higest point in Texas.

Scenes from the upper edges of the Guadalupe range.

And the valley floor

THANKS TINK! God's Country up there Amigo!