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New Mexico
On the summit of Mt. Taylor, the last time I would be above 11,000 feet.
The view from near the summit, looking south towards the city of Grants and I-40.
Afternoon sunshine breaks through the cloud cover.
These ponderosa pines get lit up just before sunset.
Bonita Canyon
More views from Bonita Canyon
Another tarantula, one of the coolest insects that I have ever seen. This guy was about baseball-size.
A rainbow graces the sky above El Malpais National Monument.
El Malpais ("The Badlands," in Spanish) is home to numerous lava flows, similar to those I encountered in Oregon near South Sisters Wilderness. There are two types of lava, aa ("ah-ah") and pahoehoe ("paw-hoey-hoey"), the latter of which is picture here.
La Ventana Natural Arch
A view of El Malpais from a sandstone escarpment on its east side. These lava flows have hindered efforts by Indians, settlers, and modern man to travel through this region.