El Paso, Texas, and SW Surrounding Areas

Evening Shadows
Evening shadows are cast on the dunes of White Sands National Park near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Sundown Yucca 4
Springtime and a dried yucca plant at sundown in White Sands National Park near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Prints on the Dunes
Evening shadows on the wind lines and footprints at the dunes of White Sands National Park near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Courtyard Fountain
Pigeons at the fountain in the rear brick courtyard of Sacred Heart Church in the heart of the Second Ward, also called El Segundo Barrio, in El Paso, Texas.
February Sunset 4
A February sunset over New Mexico from Scenic Drive on El Paso's Franklin Mountains in Texas.
Rotting Apple
A half eaten apple sits, rotting on a window sill, in El Segundo Barrio near the downtown district of El Paso, Texas.
Public Art
A beautiful mural on a building in El Segundo Barrio near the downtown district of El Paso, Texas.
Barrio Notary
A notary office that is part of an old building at the historic El Segundo Barrio near downtown El Paso, Texas.
Summer at Socorro
A hot summer day as the Texas sun shines on the Socorro Mission, built in 1840, in Socorro, Texas near El Paso.
Cotton Balls
A drab winter day at a cotton field in Socorro, Texas near El Paso.
Storm at the Road's End
The view from a cattle grid at the center of County Route 1576, east of El Paso, Texas, with a storm brewing at the end of the road.
Ysleta Sunset
Sunset behind the Ysleta Mission, built in 1682, in El Paso, Texas.
Little Arkansas
The grave of famed outlaw and notorious gunfighter John Wesley Hardin, nicknamed "Little Arkansas," at the Cocordia Cemetery in El Paso, Texas.
San Eli Shadows
The sun shines on the side of the San Elizario Mission near El Paso, Texas built in 1877, and the newest of the Spanish missions on the El Paso Mission Trail.
Tigua Nation
Members of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe, a Native American tribe and sovereign nation, also known as Tigua, perform a traditional dance at the Ysleta Mission in El Paso, Texas.
Old El Paso Mission
The sun sets on the old bell of the Ysleta Mission, built in 1682, in El Paso, Texas.
Arts District
A map of the local Arts District in downtown El Paso, Texas with the Plaza Theater and old Plaza Hotel in the background.
El Chuco
The ball at the entrance to the historic Plaza Theater in El Paso, Texas containing Mexican-American art.
Directions
The sign with directions in front of the Socorro Mission, built in 1840, in Socorro, Texas near El Paso.
Horizon Smoke
An orange winter sunset with smoke on the New Mexico horizon as seen from the Franklin Mountains near El Paso, Texas.
Desert Sun
A man playing with his kids at White Sands National Monument, NM.
Setting
The sun setting on a picnic site at White Sands National Monument.
San Elli Autumn
Leaves turning red in front of the San Elizario Mission near El Paso, TX.
Spanish Beauty
Inside the Socorro Mission on El Paso's Mission Trail. http://www.visitelpasomissiontrail.com
Manhattan Heights Gas Station
A restored 1919 gas station in the Manhattan Heights Historic District of El Paso, Texas.
Fire Escape
The fire escape on the side of the old Plaza Hotel in El Paso, Texas.
Piglets
Two piglets sleeping in a pen in El Paso, Texas.
Fort D
The ruins of the US Army frontier military post, called Fort Davis, at Fort Davis, Texas. From 1854 to 1891 the fort provided protection to emigrants, mail coaches, and freight wagons in the region.
EP Storm
A lightning strike in Mexico as seen from El Paso, TX.
Border City Pano
A panoramic photo of a sunset on the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas.
57 Chevy
The grill of a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Bel_Air
Ghost Town Cemetery
The cemetery of the mining ghost town of Lake Valley, NM. It is now managed by the Dept. of the Interior and called Lake Valley Historic Township. http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/recreation/las_cruces/lake_valley_townsite.html

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