Southwest US Travel 2019 (2) - Not Your Typical Scenery

Changde Wu    2020-02-23

(1) Elephant Butte Reservoir, NM

P1 Rio Grande under the Dam of Elephant Butte Reservoir

P2 The tranquil Water and buttes

(2) Sandia Crest, NM

Sandia Crest is the highest place of the Sandia Mountains east of Albuquerque. Our purpose of visiting was for wildlife. However, when we arrived there, the road and the mountains were covered by fresh snow. This wildlife tour became a scenery visiting.

P3 Snow covered mountains and the rays of the Sun breaking through the clouds

P4 Snow covered mountains and the rays of the Sun breaking through the clouds 2

P5 The rays of the Sun

P6 The rays of the Sun 2

P7 Albuquerque viewed from the crest

P8 Communication towers on the crest

P9 Ski field below the crest

(3) Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico. It is also the most artistic city in USA. We simply love this place and planed two nights stay in this city.

P10 The mountains behind the city

P11 The overview of the downtown area

P12 Night at downtown area

P13 Snow peaks along Hyde Park Road

P14 The snow covered forests before the sunset along Hyde Park Road

P15 The city after the sunset

P16 The city after the sunset 2

P17 The city after the sunset 3

(4) Willcox, AZ

Willcox is a small city in eastern Arizona. We stayed one night there for Chiricahua National Monument visit. However, Lake Cochise and Twin Lakes Golf Course was also our point of interest during the trip for bird photography. While the birds were not abundant, the scenery was amazing during the evening hour.

P18 A passing long cargo train

P19 Fresh snow on the peaks behind the city

P20 The city behind the water

P21 The city in evening hour

P22 The Sun is setting behind the mountains

P23 The last sun light on the snow peaks

P24 The wild mountains outside Chiricahua National Monument

(5) El Paso, TX

P25 Downtown El Paso under the sunset

P26 The sunset at El Paso

(6) Study Butte, TX

Study Butte, a place close to Terlingua, to the west of Big Bend National Park western entrance station. Its curious name called me to stop and snap some photos. After all, the name Study is for Will Study (pronounced “Stoody”), the manager of the Big Bend or Study Butte mercury mine.

P27 Study Butte

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