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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument

Entering Aguirre Springs National Recreation Area
If the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act eventually passes through Congress and is signed by President Obama this area will become a national monument.  For environmentalists, conservationists and nature lovers it more than meets all the requirements.  In my opinion it should qualify on beauty alone.  You can learn more about it here:

www.organmountains.org


The rugged eastern side of the Organ Mountains

Thinking like a Bighorn Sheep

Scene from a Zen painting

Volcano-like mountain

Looking toward the San Andres Mountains

Along the higher reaches of the Baylor Pass Trail

Finding a place out of the wind for lunch

Pine trees cling to the rugged eastern escarpment of the Organ Mountains

Heading back from Baylor Pass

Sun and clouds work together to produce good desert light

The formation called the Rabbit Ears

Sugarloaf Peak (left)

Heading home

Where the lawman Pat Garrett had his goat ranch

3 comments:

Dr. K said...

Make this place a national monument will protect its beauty for future generations.

Scott said...

Aguirre Springs is the area that Kali and I hiked when we last visited southern New Mexico. We got all the way to the saddle of the Baylor Pass Trail and had lunch with two two gay guys who had come up from the west with their friendly dog. It was a memorable and beautiful day. We retraced our steps back to the parking lot.

packrat said...

Glad to hear you and Kali enjoyed yourselves, Scott. It really is quite a wonderful area.

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