2022-12-2 Southwest USA Self-guided

  • Crystal Forest
    Crystal Forest
    Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7087
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Petrified Wood
    Petrified Wood
    Crystal Forest, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7088
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Petrified Wood
    Petrified Wood
    Crystal Forest, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7090
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Petrified Wood
    Petrified Wood
    Crystal Forest, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7091
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Agate Bridge
    Agate Bridge
    This is what the bridge looked like before concrete support was made to keep it from breaking.  I removed the concrete in Photoshop.
    Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7098
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Agate Bridge
    Agate Bridge
    I removed the concrete support with Photoshop.
    Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7099
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Blue Mesa
    Blue Mesa
    Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7102
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7108
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7110
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7112
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7121
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7122
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7125
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7127
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    There is a nice walking trail at the bottom.
    Blue Mesa, Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7129
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Windmill
    Windmill
    Petrified Forest National Park to St Johns, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7130
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Ranch
    Ranch
    Petrified Forest National Park to St Johns, Arizona, December 11, 2022
    2022-12-11#7132
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landscape
    Landscape
    Socorro to White Sands, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7135
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Highway
    Highway
    Socorro to White Sands, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7137
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Railroad Bridge
    Railroad Bridge
    Socorro to White Sands, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7140
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dust Storm
    Dust Storm
    I hoped the wind would wipe out people's footprints at White Sands National Park. The wind was not strong enough.
    Socorro to White Sands, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7142
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Prevailing Wind
    Prevailing Wind
    We did find some un-tracked sand.
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7145
    Larry L. Jackson
  • White Sand, Blue Sky
    White Sand, Blue Sky
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7146
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Simple Photo Elements
    Simple Photo Elements
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7150
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landscape
    Landscape
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7156
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landscape
    Landscape
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7159
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Picnic Tables
    Picnic Tables
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7165
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soaptree Yucca
    Soaptree Yucca
    Yucca elata
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7171
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soaptree Yucca
    Soaptree Yucca
    Yucca elata
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7174
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soaptree Yucca
    Soaptree Yucca
    Yucca elata
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7180
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landscape Detail
    Landscape Detail
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7183
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soaptree Yucca
    Soaptree Yucca
    Yucca elata
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7187
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landscape
    Landscape
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7197
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sand Ripples
    Sand Ripples
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7205
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Landscape
    Landscape
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7213
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Soaptree Yucca
    Soaptree Yucca
    Yucca elata
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7220
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dune Edge
    Dune Edge
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7224
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Movement
    Movement
    The Dunes slowly move with the prevailing wind.
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7227
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Debbie
    Debbie
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7231
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Playa Trail
    Playa Trail
    Last spot of the visit.
    White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7240
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Playa
    Playa
    Brine Shrimp hatch here after rain accumulation.
    Playa Trail, White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7241
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Playa
    Playa
    Playa Trail, White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7244
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Claret-cup Cactus
    Claret-cup Cactus
    Echinocereus triglochidiatus
    Playa Trail, White Sands National Park, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7247
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pump Jack
    Pump Jack
    The Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas has SO many of these and there is the smell.
    Artesia, New Mexico, December 12, 2022
    2022-12-12#7249
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clouds
    Clouds
    We were mostly focused on getting home at this point.
    West Texas, December 13, 2022
    2022-12-13#7251
    Larry L. Jackson