Desert and Mountains

A vast stretch of Chihuahuan Desert

The weather was pretty dyanmic this morning, chilly and windy one moment, warm and windless the next.  The wind brought clouds in and out, making for some beautiful vistas.  As always, the Chihuahuan Desert had many faces to display.


Picacho Peak and the city of Las Cruces




Dark clouds over the Organ Mountains




Always on the alert




Clearing skies over the Organs




An arroyo running through the Tortugas Mountain foothills