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In and out of Laredo, then headed to Utah, then home for the weekend. This shot is of the Pacos River, which isn't that far south of Eagles Nest Canyon on US-90 very near the US-Mexico border. The Pacos runs into the Rio Grande as you might guess, or know. Not much in the way of clouds this evening, but with the sun setting, the light was pretty good.
Remnants of winter in the Pecos river valley.
Overall it was a mild but overcast day, so I concentrated on the smaller, more intimate details of the landscape.
Not the 'Red River", but another river of red water there in New Mexico. This is the Pecos River as seen from Route 84.
I've stayed in Santa Rosa many times on my travels to visit relatives in the Midwest. I've also driven by this bridge many times and found out that there is a lot of history in this bridge. The Pecos River flows through Santa Rosa on its way to eventually meet up with the Rio Grande River. It flows right through town and under Route 66. The bridge was built in 1892 to help with freight being run to the West. At the time it was built, it was the highest railroad bridge in the country being about 50 feet off the ground. I took this view from Rte. 66 in the center of town. Made a nice photo opportunity at the end of a nice day of driving.
Pulled over just past the bridge crossing the Pecos River just before it enters the Rio Grande on US Highway 90 in Southwestern Texas. Less than a mile away from the US/Mexico border. T Mobile had my roaming on international coverage even though I was obviously still on the American side of the border. Saw lots of vultures flying around but too high for me and my lens to photograph in flight. I walked down to the cliffs next to the bridge supports and found a couple of dozen vultures roosting underneath. Took some pictures of them, some of the bridge and some of the Pecos River. It was a pretty steep climb down from the road, maybe 300 yards from where I had parked the truck, got my exercise for sure.
I'm in Colorado today and chasing the plains most of this week hopefully! This will be my final trip out here this spring more than likely, unless some amazing setup happens in July. Crossing fingers for a few good supercells and great time-lapses to finish my upcoming film!
Meanwhile, here's a photo from extreme south Texas a few weeks ago, with the Pecos River in the foreground. It was dark when we crossed over this bridge and kind of spooky looking down into this deep canyon. I parked and raced to the lookout point in time to capture a few lightning photos, including this triple-strike with a 13 second exposure.
Well, not the famous one but still a neat curve crossing the Pecos River at Ft. Sumner, New Mexico. Here DP units on an eastbound stack roll across the original bridge while the train's head-end power can be seen just above them.
Pulled over just past the bridge crossing the Pecos River just before it enters the Rio Grande on US Highway 90 in Southwestern Texas. Less than a mile away from the US/Mexico border. T Mobile had my roaming on international coverage even though I was obviously still on the American side of the border. Saw lots of vultures flying around but too high for me and my lens to photograph in flight. I walked down to the cliffs next to the bridge supports and found a couple of dozen vultures roosting underneath. Took some pictures of them, some of the bridge and some of the Pecos River. It was a pretty steep climb down from the road, maybe 300 yards from where I had parked the truck, got my exercise for sure.
GE Dash 8-40CW leads an eastbound Santa Fe TOFC intermodal across the Pecos River bridge at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Trailing units are GE SF30C, EMD SD40-2, GE C30-7, GE Dash 8-40B.
Just wondering, is this now the only remaining single track section on the ATSF transcon??
Pulled over just past the bridge crossing the Pecos River just before it enters the Rio Grande on US Highway 90 in Southwestern Texas. Less than a mile away from the US/Mexico border. T Mobile had my roaming on international coverage even though I was obviously still on the American side of the border. Saw lots of vultures flying around but too high for me and my lens to photograph in flight. I walked down to the cliffs next to the bridge supports and found a couple of dozen vultures roosting underneath. Took some pictures of them, some of the bridge and some of the Pecos River. It was a pretty steep climb down from the road, maybe 300 yards from where I had parked the truck, got my exercise for sure.
Pulled over just past the bridge crossing the Pecos River just before it enters the Rio Grande on US Highway 90 in Southwestern Texas. Less than a mile away from the US/Mexico border. T Mobile had my roaming on international coverage even though I was obviously still on the American side of the border. Saw lots of vultures flying around but too high for me and my lens to photograph in flight. I walked down to the cliffs next to the bridge supports and found a couple of dozen vultures roosting underneath. Took some pictures of them, some of the bridge and some of the Pecos River. It was a pretty steep climb down from the road, maybe 300 yards from where I had parked the truck, got my exercise for sure.
The Milky Way and Venus shining over and reflected in the Pecos River in west Texas.
The wonder of the night sky over a river of legend.
Sony A7R3 with Samyang 12mm fisheye and Gitzo tripod
Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico is a wetland area that straddles the Pecos River. During our visit we were happy to see a variety of waterfowl including the Northern Shoveler, American Coot and Mallard.
Pulled over just past the bridge crossing the Pecos River just before it enters the Rio Grande on US Highway 90 in Southwestern Texas. Less than a mile away from the US/Mexico border. T Mobile had my roaming on international coverage even though I was obviously still on the American side of the border. Saw lots of vultures flying around but too high for me and my lens to photograph in flight. I walked down to the cliffs next to the bridge supports and found a couple of dozen vultures roosting underneath. Took some pictures of them, some of the bridge and some of the Pecos River. It was a pretty steep climb down from the road, maybe 300 yards from where I had parked the truck, got my exercise for sure.
This is shot from the rock shelter that has the White Shaman rock art mural.
The pale green of the mighty Pecos River runs through the Lower Pecos Canyonlands, home to 350 archaeological sites that are home to many important pictographs and rock art 4000 years old and older.
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Back to the archives. This one was shot on my trip up to Pecos, NM a few months ago. And I thought of that title all by myself :)
I'll be having a minor surgery early next week, so starting Monday, I'll be completely offline for several days.
You all take care of yourselves, and I'll catch up with everyone towards the end of the week.
Pulled over just past the bridge crossing the Pecos River just before it enters the Rio Grande on US Highway 90 in Southwestern Texas. Less than a mile away from the US/Mexico border. T Mobile had my roaming on international coverage even though I was obviously still on the American side of the border. Saw lots of vultures flying around but too high for me and my lens to photograph in flight. I walked down to the cliffs next to the bridge supports and found a couple of dozen vultures roosting underneath. Took some pictures of them, some of the bridge and some of the Pecos River. It was a pretty steep climb down from the road, maybe 300 yards from where I had parked the truck, got my exercise for sure.
The 4000 year old pictograph/rock art site at the Lower Pecos River Canyonlands, South Texas. Galloway Ranch. Stunning, breathtaking.
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Reprocessed photo from the archives. This is near the confluence of the Pecos and Rio Grande Rivers and is part of the Lake Amistad National Recreational Area.
Remnants of winter in the Pecos river valley. Overall it was a mild but overcast day, so I concentrated on the smaller, more intimate details of the landscape. Or at least I excluded the sky which would have appeared white and featureless.
For this road trip we made sure to visit New Mexico. Been all around it many times, and quite close ... but never across the state line.
We were making our way from Interstate I-40 towards Taos ... our ultimate destination for several days there in this state, but wanted to see a lot more of the land, so taking the back route through the mountains was our plan. Here we were heading towards Las Vegas, New Mexico on US Route 84 to get to the mountains, and was treated to this colorful view with some recent rains filling the Pecos River as it flows out of New Mexico Mountains and across into Texas.
Using the CPL filter, the glare went away from the sun, and some great red water color came really to life. Loved this view under the blue sky and greenery along the water's edge. A gem there along the road in the desert land heading towards the mountains of New Mexico.
A photo of the Pecos River taken from the rest area next to the Pecos River Bridge on US 90 in west Texas.
At 273 feet above the water, it is the highest highway bridge in Texas.
Camera Model Name:Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Artist:SARAH H. ALSAYEGH
Copyright:SARAH H. ALSAYEGH
Exposure Time:13
F Number:11
Exposure Program:Manual
ISO:100
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
Flash:Off, Did not fire
Focal Length:16.0 mm
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an 20 20-1443 Pecos Dam near Brantley Lake State Park fed by the Pecos River in NM
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A photo of the Pecos River taken from the rest area next to the Pecos River Bridge on US 90 in west Texas.
At 273 feet above the water, it is the highest highway bridge in Texas.
A photo of the Pecos River taken from the rest area next to the Pecos River Bridge on US 90 in west Texas.
At 273 feet above the water, it is the highest highway bridge in Texas.
As seen from U.S. Highway 60, Santa Fe SPSF-painted SF30C 9545 leads westbound train 508 across the Pecos River at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, 11:50 a.m., December 26, 1988. Photo by Joe McMillan.
Sunrise on the Pecos River. I always stop when I pass by here. Something about the magic of legend and passing into someplace mythical. It is like finding a gateway to Middle Earth or Narnia.
Sony A7R3 and Voigtlander 15mm lens
3 Hotel Tango is in the process of performing a sling mission with multiple loads of equipment being moved from H736 to support crews that were spiked out in the Pecos Wilderness. The 1975 Bell 205A-1 Huey owned by Hillsboro Aviation out of Oregon was one of many Huey's assigned to the fire during my 2 week assignment here in the South Zone.