White Sands National Park

White Sands National Park
View across White Sands National Park to the San Andres Mountains

When I visited the White Sands National Park it was still the White Sands National Monument. What's the difference? I had to look this up and found the answer from…

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Agathla Peak / El Capitan

Agathla Peak / El Capitan
Agathla Peak, sometimes called El Capitan, rises 1500 feet (457m) above the surrounding terrain, 7 miles (11km) north of Kayenta, Arizona.

When you look at Google Maps, Agathla Peak first appears as El Capitan. El Capitan is the Spanish name, Agathla Peak the anglicized version of the Navajo name. According to…

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Daily Photo – Lebowa Sunset

I captured this sunset a week or two after I crashed the boss's car. I was struck by the cloud formation at the higher altitude. Below it is another layer of thin clouds giving the patches with less clarity.

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