Table of Contents - Fullscreens
(listed from northwest to southeast)

Gila Mountains (5)

Silver City (6)

The Border Route (3)

Rio Grande Valley (3)

Las Cruces and Vicinity (3)

White Sands (6)

Carlsbad Caverns - Underground (7)

Carlsbad Above Ground (2)

Complete Listing - Fullscreens
listed from northwest to southeast

The Gila Mountains

Main Street, Pinos Altos. (12-28-02)

The Hearst Church and museum, Pinos Altos. (12-28-02)

Looking up at the Mogollon ruins, Gila Cliff Dwellings. (12-28-02)

Entering the cliff dwellings, Gila Cliff Dwellings. (12-28-02)

Between the two connected caves, Gila Cliff Dwellings. (12-28-02)

Silver City

Hilltop view over Silver City. (12-28-02)

Broadway at Bullard Street, Silver City. (12-28-02)

Bullard Street in busy old town, Silver City. (12-28-02)

On a bridge over Big Ditch city park, Silver City. (12-28-02)

Western New Mexico State University, Silver City. (12-28-02)

The huge Phelps-Dodge open pit mine at Tyrone. (12-28-02)

The Border Route

Near the settlement of Windmill in the boot heel of New Mexico. (4-2-00)

Old and new stock tanks in the grasslands of southern New Mexico. (4-2-00)

Pancho Villa State Park in Columbus, New Mexico. (4-2-00)

The Rio Grande Valley

Elephant Butte Dam and reservoir, low water level after years of drought. (12-29-02)

Ruins of Fort Selden, a cavalry post near Las Cruces. (12-29-02)

"The Sentinel" statue, Fort Selden State Historic Park. (12-29-02)

Las Cruces and Vicinity

Historic Mesilla Plaza, on the outskirts of Las Cruces. (12-30-02)

The Organ Mountains rise dramatically east of Las Cruces. (12-30-02)

Near Aguirre Springs in the Organ Mountains. (12-30-02)

White Sands National Monument

At the margin of the dune field, White Sands National Monument. (12-30-02)

A few hardy cottonwoods survive amid the gypsum dunes, White Sands. (12-30-02)

Evening on the dunes, White Sands. (12-30-02)

Near sunset on the dunes, White Sands. (12-30-02)

Sunset in the dunes, White Sands National Monument. (12-30-02)

Dark falls over the dunes, White Sands National Monument. (12-30-02)

Carlsbad Caverns - Underground

Descending switchbacks down the natural entrance to Carlsbad Caverns. (1-3-03)

Hall of the Giants, with two huge stalagmites, Carlsbad Caverns. (1-3-03)

Fairyland, named for its many small stalagtites, Carlsbad Caverns. (1-3-03)

Entering the Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns. (1-3-03)

Near one end of the Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns. (1-3-03)

Near the center of the Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns. (1-3-03)

The snack bar and souvenir stand, 750 feet underground in Carlsbad Caverns. (1-3-03)

Carlsbad Above Ground

On the edge of the plateau, under which lies Carlsbad Caverns. (1-3-03)

Walnut Canyon, typical Chihuahuan desert vegetation. (1-3-03)