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Highway 288 winds through awesome wilderness during stormy sunset
Sandia Mountains, Albuquerque, Southwest USA, Mountain and New Mexico as primary.
The Vast Sonora desert San Tan mountains in central Arizona USA on a late Spring morning
Chipmunk sitting on rock with hands to mouth and mouth open in northern Colorado, in western USA of North America. Nearest town is Walden, Colorado.
Shot of the landscape in the Piestewa Peak Park in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
A very typical rock outcropping along Interstate 10 near Lordsburg, New Mexico is a reminder of the volcanic past in the desert southwest
Panoramic view of Pinto Basin and Pinto Mountain in Joshua Tree National Park, Mojave Desert, California, USA
Squirrels eat mostly plants, seeds, nuts and will also eat insects and small vertebrates.
The ineffable beauty of the Desert
The Ajo Mountain Drive offers breathtaking views of the unique Sonoran Desert landscape, featuring a variety of flora and fauna. Two of the standout features of the area are the Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) and the Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea). The Saguaro stands tall, often reaching heights of 40 feet or more and living up to two centuries. Its characteristic silhouette, adorned with 'arms' reaching towards the sky, serves as a testament to its endurance in harsh desert conditions. In contrast, the Organ Pipe Cactus thrives in clusters, its slender stems resembling a congregation of organ pipes, hence its name. This cactus species flourishes in rocky terrain, its multiple stems serving as water reservoirs to survive extended periods of drought. These two are endemic to the Sonoran Desert and found nowhere else in the world. This scene , which includes Mount Ajo and Tillotson Peak, was photographed from the Ajo Mountain Drive in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument south of Ajo, Arizona, USA.
Rural mountains in the summer
Deer standing on hillside looking at camera in northern Montana in western USA of North America. Nearest cities are Bozeman, Billings and Roundup Montana, Salt Lake City, Utah, Denver, Colorado, and Jackson, Wyoming,
A landscape of a Desert with wild plants in Nevada with blue sky on the horizon in the summer
Sandia Mountains in New Mexico
California desert landscape, cacti and other desert plants in rock desert in the foothills, California
Aguirre Spring National Recreation Area in New Mexico is shown here during a rare early spring mega bloom of wildflowers including yellow desert poppies. Desert mega blooms are caused by unusually high rainfall amounts that awaken dormant wildflower seeds.
Rock squirrel (Otospermophilus variegatus) on the edge of a cliff looking out over the Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim, Arizona, USA.
Camelback Mountain is a prominent feature of the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona. It is part of the McDowell Mountain Range and is composed primarily of Precambrian granite. The mountain has been weathered by rain, wind and other forces of nature over millions of years. This erosion has given the mountain a distinctive hump-back “camel” shape thus leading to its name. The area around Camelback Mountain is home to a variety of cacti, including saguaros, as well as a range of other desert plants and animals, such as jackrabbits, rattlesnakes, and Gila monsters. The mountain's summit provides a critical habitat for a number of bird species, including hawks, vultures, and eagles. This view of the surrounding area was photographed from the Echo Canyon trail on Camelback Mountain near Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Close up of a cute wild squirrel
Wild and scenic lands of Mesa Verde national park. Ancestral Pueblo people built thriving communities on the mesas and in the cliffs of Mesa Verde some 1400 years ago.
A small striped rodent which is omnivorous and forage on the ground.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert - Ajo Mountain Drive Loop Road Appears to Vanish amid Cacti as it leads to the Ajo Mountain Range
Coniferous forest and snow-capped mountains against a blue sky, frost-resistant cacti in the foothills of the mountains, California
A wide angle horizontal daylight color digital photography of southwest desert in California, USA.
The Vast Sonora desert in central Arizona USA on a early Spring morning
Scenery at Valley of Fire Recreation Area, New Mexico, USA
Cute little chipmunk frolicking on a big rock in the wilderness of Colorado
Mountain Ranges, Desert, Sunset, Landscape
Cliff Chipmunk is elusive to photograph, but this one wasn't particularly shy as it foraged the ground for grubs and seed
Split rock was a navigation aid to pioneers headed west in early America in Wyoming of North America. In Wild west times it was stage stop and pony express stop.
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