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Quebradas Back Country Byway, New Mexico, USA

This 25 mile rocky road crosses a wondrous variety of Chihuahuan desert terrain. Going from nowhere to the middle of nowhere, the road is on BLM property east of Socorro and north of the White Sands Missile Range. Much of the area is under study for possible wilderness designation. (Sounds like a plan.)
Quebradas = broken
Quebradas = broken		 Red is the color of the Quebradas
Red is the color of the Quebradas		 Ocotillo leafing out
Ocotillo leafing out		 Claret cup cactus
Claret cup cactus
Claret cup blooms
Claret cup blooms		 Dry wash
Dry wash		 Runes
Runes		 Fragrant heliotrope and canyon walls
Fragrant heliotrope and canyon walls
Prickly pear and feather dalea
Prickly pear and feather dalea		 Prickly pear
Prickly pear		 Feather dalea
Feather dalea		 Rocks and conical peak
Rocks and conical peak
Writ on the wind
Writ on the wind		 Reflection on a self-timer
Reflection on a self-timer		 Devil's head cactus
Devil's head cactus		 Tilted strata
Tilted strata
Geology
Geology		 Rock shelf
Rock shelf		 Rocks and bare tree
Rocks and bare tree		 Moonrise
Moonrise
Water striders in a catchbasin
Water striders in a catchbasin		 Water in the desert
Water in the desert		 Claret cup gone wild
Claret cup gone wild		 Profusion of blooms
Profusion of blooms

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Chris Utter28-Apr-2010 22:33
Great photos - enjoyed them very much.
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