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  • Numerous caves are visible a soft rock cliff wall in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The national monument protects caves that were used by humans for shelters more than 11,000 years ago.
    NM_Bandelier_Wall-Texture_1635.jpg
  • Cottonwood trees and ground cover display their golden fall colors in an area bordering the Chama River in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
    NM_Abiquiu_Autumn-Colors_7414.jpg
  • Petroglyphs of abstract and geometric designs are found on the rock of the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site in New Mexico. The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, which is under federal protection, contains more than 21,000 glyphs created by the Jornada Mogollon people who lived in the area between 900 and 1400 AD. It is one of the largest petroglyph sites in the American Southwest. The Jornada Mogollon people created the petroglyphs by using stone tools to remove the dark patina on the exterior of the rock.
    NM_Three-Rivers-Petroglyphs_1338.jpg
  • The La Ventana Arch, located in the El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, has a span of about 120 feet (36 meters), making it the second-largest arch in the state. La Ventana is Spanish for "the window."
    NM_El-Malpais_La-Ventana-Arch_1446.jpg
  • Cottonwood trees and ground cover display their golden fall colors in an area bordering the Chama River in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
    NM_Abiquiu_Autumn-Colors_7420.jpg
  • Numerous caves are visible a soft rock cliff wall in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The national monument protects caves that were used by humans for shelters more than 11,000 years ago.
    NM_Bandelier_Wall-Texture_1633.jpg
  • Cottonwood trees displaying their golden autumn colors grow along the Rio Chama, or Chama River, near Abiquiú, New Mexico. Rio Chama has supported human life for about 10,000 years and in 1988, a portion of the river was designated a National Wild and Scenic River by the U.S. Congress.
    NM_Rio-Chama_Fall-Color_Abiquiu_6677.jpg
  • The erosion patterns of the hills in the Sante Fe National Forest are visible in this aerial view captured from near El Valle, New Mexico.
    NM_Sante-Fe-Forest_Aerial_2409-BW.jpg
  • Cottonwood trees displaying their golden autumn colors grow along the Rio Chama, or Chama River, near Abiquiú, New Mexico. Rio Chama has supported human life for about 10,000 years and in 1988, a portion of the river was designated a National Wild and Scenic River by the U.S. Congress.
    NM_Rio-Chama_Fall-Color_Abiquiu_6671.jpg
  • An elk (Cervus canadensis) crosses the Chama River, which is lined with autumn color as it flows near Abiquiu, New Mexico. Elk are also known as wapati.
    Elk_Chama-River-Abiquiu-NM_7209.jpg
  • An elk (Cervus canadensis) crosses the Chama River, which is lined with autumn color as it flows near Abiquiu, New Mexico. Elk are also known as wapati.
    Elk_Chama-River-Abiquiu-NM_7378.jpg
  • The sun sets behind a hill overlooking a field of cholla cacti in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
    NM_Abiquiu_Cholla_Sunset_6702.jpg
  • The La Ventana Arch, located in the El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico, has a span of about 120 feet (36 meters), making it the second-largest arch in the state. La Ventana is Spanish for "the window."
    NM_El-Malpais_La-Ventana-Arch_1440.jpg
  • A pair of yucca plants grow on a large dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1295.jpg
  • The white sand dunes of White Sand Dunes National Monument, New Mexico, appear blue and purple after sunset, reflecting the twilight sky. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_Fiery-Sunset_1036.jpg
  • A pair of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) take off from a pond in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico as other cranes continue to preen.
    SandhillCranes_TakingOff_Bosque_1392.jpg
  • Several sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation as they prepare to land in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Flight_Bosque_9926.jpg
  • A mammoth column known as the Veiled Statue stretches from the floor to the ceiling of the King's Palace, a section of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Columns, a type of speleothem, are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_Veiled-Statue_9764.jpg
  • Small caves are visible in the top of a sandstone bluff in El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico.
    NM_El-Malpais_Sandstone-Cave_1424.jpg
  • A wide assortment of speleothems, or cave decorations, are found in the King's Palace of Carsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Among the speleothems on display in this room are stalagmites, columns and soda straws. The decorations are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_KingsPalace_9563.jpg
  • A wide assortment of speleothems, or cave decorations, are found in the Queens Chamber, located in the King's Palace of Carsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. Among the speleothems on display in this room are stalagmites, columns and soda straws. The decorations are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_QueensChamber_9636.jpg
  • Dozens of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) rest on a foggy pond in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_FoggyPond_Bosque_0695.jpg
  • A variety of speleothems, including giant stalagmites, columns and soda straws, are located in the Hall of Giants, a section that houses the largest formations in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. The tallest column rises 62 feet (19 meters).
    CarlsbadCaverns_Hall-Of-Giants_1103.jpg
  • A variety of cave decorations, including columns, stalagmites and soda straws are visible in the main cave of Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico. The decorations, known as speleothems, are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_Speleothems_1077.jpg
  • The texture of the main cave in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico, shows folds, curtains, terraces and other decorative features. The decorations, known as speleothems, are formed when groundwater containing calcium bicarbonate solution seeps into the cave. Then that solution is exposed to the air in the cave, carbon dioxide gas is released and calcite is deposited.
    CarlsbadCaverns_Wall-Texture_1159.jpg
  • Delicate stalactites, called soda straws, hang from the ceiling of the Painted Grotto in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Soda straws develop where water droplets hang from the ceiling. Initially, a calcite ring forms on the ceiling. Calcite deposits continue to accumulate on the initial ring, and the straw grows longer as the deposits build up. If enough calcite deposits build up, the soda straws can develop into large stalactites. Calcite is a colorless mineral in its pure form. The presence of other minerals causes the stalactites in the cavern to take on yellow, orange, red, or brown coloration.
    CarlsbadCaverns_PaintedGrotto_1205.jpg
  • The crescent moon hovers over Battleship Rock, a 7018 foot (2139 meter) mountain in Sandoval County, New Mexico. Like other peaks in the Jemez Mountains, it was caused by a slip along a fault line.
    NM_BattleshipRock_1609.jpg
  • Camel Rock, a rock formation that resembles a sitting camel, is rendered in silhouette just after sunset on the Tesuque Pueblo near Sante Fe, New Mexico.
    NM_CamelRock_1677.jpg
  • A petroglyph featuring a geometric design of a fish is found on the rock of the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site in New Mexico. The Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, which is under federal protection, contains more than 21,000 glyphs created by the Jornada Mogollon people who lived in the area between 900 and 1400 AD. It is one of the largest petroglyph sites in the American Southwest. The Jornada Mogollon people created the petroglyphs by using stone tools to remove the dark patina on the exterior of the rock.
    NM_Three-Rivers-Petroglyphs_Fish_134...jpg
  • A close-up shows the detail of the texture of the Giant Dome Column, located in the Hall of Giants in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Giant Dome, like the other speleothems in the Hall of Giants, began as small calcite deposits on the cavern floor. Dripping water resulted in more calcite building up on the initial deposits, gradually building the small formations into large stalagmites. Giant Dome eventually grew to touch the ceiling, turning it from a stalgmite into a column that is 62 feet (19 meters) tall.
    CarlsbadCaverns_GiantDomeColumn_Deta...jpg
  • The dunes in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, make up the largest gypsum dune field in the world. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite.
    NM_WhiteSands_DuneField_1280.jpg
  • A pair of yucca plants grow on a large dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1299.jpg
  • A yucca plant grows on one of the white dunes in White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The white sand dunes are comprised of gypsum crystals, which is rarely found as sand because it is water-soluble. But the Tularosa Basin is surrounded by mountains and there is no direct outlet to the sea for any rain that falls there. Any water eventually drains through the ground leaving the gypsum behind in a crystalline form called selenite. White Sands National Monument is the largest gypsum dune field in the world.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaAndDunes_1266.jpg
  • A large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) takes off at sunrise from a pond at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. During the winter months, thousands of snow geese spend the night on the pond and take off at or just before sunrise. This dramatic show is best viewed from part of the reserve known as the Flight Deck.
    NM_SnowGeese_FlightDeck_Sunrise_9188.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is turned golden at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_Sunrise_1589.jpg
  • A pair of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) flies over the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico as the sun sets.
    SandhillCranes_PairAndSun_6695.jpg
  • Two sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) call out to other cranes from a marsh in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Calling_6791.jpg
  • A soaptree yucca (Yucca elata) casts a long shadow over a dune in the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. Shifting sand has partially buried this yucca. The plant's stem can grow as much as one foot per year to help it keep its leaves above the sand.
    NM_WhiteSands_YuccaShadow_1291.jpg
  • Pink clouds fill the sky above Shiprock, a prominent peak in northwestern New Mexico. Shiprock is located on Navajo land and is sacred to the tribal people. They call it the "Rock with Wings," for they believe a bird guided them from the North to settle in the present-day Four Corners area of the United States. Early European settlers thought it looked more like a sailing schooner and named it Shiprock.
    NM_Shiprock_Sunset_1566.jpg
  • The first light of day turns the cirrus clouds over the Chupadera Mountains in New Mexico pastel pink. The highest of the mountains, located in Socorro County near the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, is 6276 feet (1913 meters).
    NM_ChupaderaMountains_PastelSunrise_...jpg
  • A sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) flies over the rugged landscape of the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCrane_Flying_BosqueDelApache...jpg
  • Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) fly in formation at sunset over the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Sunset_6927.jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is framed by cirrus clouds at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_Cirrus_V_1499.jpg
  • A colorful sunset is reflect in a marsh at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near Socorro, New Mexico. About 10,000 sandhill cranes winter in the refuge, feeding in the wetlands.
    NM_BosqueDelApache_Sunset_0945.jpg
  • Seven sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) take off from a pond in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Reserve in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_Pond_9477.jpg
  • A large flock of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) lifts off from a pond in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico during a fiery sunrise.
    NM_SnowGeese_FlyingFlock_FierySunris...jpg
  • Shiprock, a prominent peak located northwestern New Mexico, is framed by cirrus clouds at sunrise. The peak rises 1,583 ft (482 m) above the surrounding landscape and has a total elevation of 7,177 ft (2,188 m). The peak is located on Navajo tribal land and is sacred to them. The Navajo name for the peak is Tsé Bit'a'í, which means "rock with wings." Tribal legend says a great bird brought the Navajo people from the North to the present-day Four Corners area.
    NM_Shiprock_CirrusSunrise_1513.jpg
  • Three sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) prepare to land after sunset on a pond at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_LandingSunsetSilhouet...jpg
  • The crescent moon hovers over Shiprock, a prominent peak in northwestern New Mexico. Early European settlers thought the peak resembled a sailing schooner. The Navajo people, who settled the area first, called it "Rock with Wings." Their legend states a great bird guided them from the North to settle in the present-day Four Corners area of the United States near where this peak is located.
    NM_Shiprock_CrescentMoon_1571.jpg
  • Three sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) are rendered in silhouette as they fly over the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico at sunset.
    SandhillCranes_Silhouette_Three_8534.jpg
  • Three sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) lift off from a marsh in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
    SandhillCranes_LiftingOff_1596.jpg
  • Small caves are visible in the top of a sandstone bluff in El Malpais National Monument in New Mexico.
    NM_El-Malpais_Sandstone-Cave_1416.jpg
  • Two sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) are rendered in silhouette as they walk across a pond in Bosque del Apache, New Mexico, at sunrise.
    SandhillCranes_Pond_Silhouette_7524.jpg
  • A male broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) hovers as it looks for a place to feed in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in southern Arizona. The hummingbird's range is primarily in Mexico, though some migrate to the mountain canyons in southern Arizona and New Mexico during breeding season. The broad-billed hummingbird consumes as much as 1.7 times its body weight in nectar each day.
    Hummingbird-Broad-Billed_Male_Hoveri...jpg
  • A male broad-billed hummingbird (Cynanthus latirostris) flies to feed in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area in southern Arizona. The hummingbird's range is primarily in Mexico, though some migrate to the mountain canyons in southern Arizona and New Mexico during breeding season. The broad-billed hummingbird consumes as much as 1.7 times its body weight in nectar each day.
    Hummingbird-Broad-Billed_Male_Flight...jpg
  • A close-up image of the trunk of an Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii) reveals abstract, almost monochromatic patterns of its bark. The Arizona sycamore is native to the states of Arizona and New Mexico. This Arizona sycamore was found in a lush area near Montezuma Well in Montezuma Castle National Monument.
    Sycamore_Arizona_Bark_Detail_Montezu...jpg
  • A close-up image of the trunk of an Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii) reveals abstract, almost monochromatic patterns of its bark. The Arizona sycamore is native to the states of Arizona and New Mexico. This Arizona sycamore was found in a lush area near Montezuma Well in Montezuma Castle National Monument.
    Sycamore_Arizona_Bark_Detail_Montezu...jpg
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