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AMERICAN SOUTHWEST LANDSCAPES { 50 images } Created 28 Apr 2023

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  • Storm clouds over Vermillion Cliffs, AZ, © David A. Ponton
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  • Storm clouds over Vermillion Cliffs, AZ, © David A. Ponton
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  • Early morning light catches a saguaro cactus and thornscrub of the Arizona uplands of the Sonoron Desert, with the Capitan Mountains in the background, © David A. Ponton
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  • Sandstone in a narrow canyon that has been sculpted by eons of water flow, with illumination from sunlight bouncing off nearby sandstone, North Fork of the Virgin River, © David A. Ponton
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  • Streaks of desert varnish reach downward as Douglas fir trees reach upward on cliff in the Zion Narrows, © David A. Ponton
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  • Man with backpack and tripod wades in the North Fork of the Virgin River in upper Zion Canyon along the Zion Narrows Hike, © David A. Ponton
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  • Close walls of sculpted sandstone define the Zion Narrows, all formed by the Virgin River at flood stage, pictured here at low flow of the dry season, © David A. Ponton
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  • Unusual blue sheen on polished sandstone is enhanced by the light from blue sky along a section of the Zion Narrows, with the North Fork of the Virgin River, © David A. Ponton
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  • Conifer trees are dwarfed by sheer cliffs in the Narrows section of the Virgin River canyon, Zion National Park, © David A. Ponton
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  • A small stream flows between opposing sandstone walls in a deep section of Orderville Canyon, a slot canyon sculpted in sandstone by flood water erosion, Zion National Park, Utah, © David A. Ponton
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  • Water-sculpted sandstone in very narrow slot canyon glows in bounced sunlight from nearby canyon walls, Orderville Canyon, Zion National Park, © David A. Ponton [medium format original]
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  • Sandstone formation with pine trees, cirrus clouds, Zion National Park, (medium format original) © David A. Ponton
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  • Lines in sandstone reveal layers in ancient sand dunes and form leading lines toward cirrus clouds, Zion National Park, © David A. Ponton
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  • Ponderosa pine trees grow from cracks in sandstone, with restricted roots producing a bonsai effect, and form an open stunted forest on a graceful rock surface, Zion National Park, (medium format original) © David A. Ponton
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  • The Great White Throne with part of the Angels Landing formation in the foreground, Zion National Park.(medium format original) © David A. Ponton
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  • Zion Canyon viewed from Refrigerator Canyon,  Zion National Park,  (This image is on permanent display at National Park visitor facilities) (medium format original)  © David A. Ponton
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  • Boulder with lichen patterns lies on sandstone that displays layers in multiple forms, Zion National Park, (4x5 original, large file size) © David A. Ponton
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  • Ponderosa pine trees grow from cracks in a sloping sandstone surface, with restricted roots dwarfing the trees and  producing a bonsai effect. Zion National Park, Utah, © David A. Ponton (medium format original)
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  • Cavate (excavated caves) in volcanic tuff cliff at Longhouse Ruin, built by Ancestral Pueblo people, Bandelier National Monument, with partially worn away petroglyphs and partially reconstructed stone walls. Rows of round holes were for beams.(Historical record photograph taken April 1983) © 1983 David A. Ponton
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  • Petroglyphs carved into smoke-blackened walls of cavate. The Kokopelli figures and other figures suggest this excavated cave was more than a dwelling, possibly a cave kiva for ceremonies by Ancestral Pueblo people. The location is near but outside of Bandelier National Monument, Pajarito Plateau, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, © 1999, David A. Ponton (This historical record created 12/23/1999, medium format film.)
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  • Petroglyphs carved into smoke-blackened walls of cavate, viewed through a somewhat triangular side opening. The Kokopelli figures and other figures suggest this excavated cave was more than a dwelling, possibly a cave kiva for ceremonies by Ancestral Pueblo people. The location is near but outside of Bandelier National Monument, Pajarito Plateau, New Mexico, © David A. Ponton (This historical record created 12/23/1999, medium format)
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  • Mariposa lily grows a tall flower stem to be seen in the grasslands of the Valle Grande, Valles Caldera National Preserve, NM, © David A. Ponton [Prints to 8x12, 16x24, 24x36 or 40x60 in. with no cropping]
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  • Valle Grande sunset with rainbow, boulder, grassland, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Rainbow at the Valle Grande, with shrubby cinquefoil in bloom, Valles Caldera National Preserve, © David A. Ponton
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  • The East Fork of the Jemez River originates in the Valle Grande, largest grassland valley in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, © David A. Ponton
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  • Portrait of service horse pastured in the Valle Grande, largest grassland valley in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Old fenceline with morning fog in the grassland of the Valle Grande, historical photo from 1985 of the largest volcanic caldera in what would become Valles Caldera National Preserve. This fence has been removed. © David A. Ponton
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  • Valle Grande sunset with boulder, grassland, wild flowers, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Cross country skiers with dogs descend a gentle slope in the Valle Grande, with the fresh trail of a coyote leading along a snow cornice, winter, Valles Caldera National Preserve, NM, © David A. Ponton
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  • Fresh snow in the Valle Grande, largest caldera in Valles Caldera National Preserve, Jemez Mountains, NM, © David A. Ponton (This is a large file suitable for wall panorama)
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  • Trail in new snow made by coyotes in the Valle Grande, with South Mountain and Redondo Peak, Valles Caldera National Preserve (Photo taken the winter prior to the Thompson Fire) © David A. Ponton
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  • Sunrise light on South Mountain and Redondo Peak, with fog and light snow in the Valle Grande, Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Mustang pinto pauses on rocky outcrop in northwestern New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Mustang pinto pauses on rocky outcrop in northwestern New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Mustang pinto pauses on rocky outcrop in northwestern New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Mustang pinto pauses on rocky outcrop in northwestern New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Mustang pinto mare and her yearling colt grazing on hill in arid land in the New Mexico landscape near Placitas at sunset, © David A. Ponton
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  • Mustang stallion walking up hill in New Mexico landscape near Placitas, © David A. Ponton
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  • Wild horse paint and bay colored friend look toward the rest of their herd in the arid grassland near Placitas, New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Mustang mare with filly at sunset in the New Mexico landscape near Placitas. Horses roaming free on land near Placitas have long been referred to as the Placitas wild horses. © David A. Ponton
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  • Mustang pintos grazing on hillside in arid land in the New Mexico landscape near Placitas, with the Sandia Mountains in the background
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  • Free-ranging horses pause on barren ground surrounded by badlands in north-western New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Mustang filly trots through badlands landscape in northwestern New Mexico to catch up with mother, members of a small free-ranging band, © David A. Ponton
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  • Mustang mare and foal walking in arid sage grassland in north-western New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Feral horses on the plains of north-eastern New Mexico with cirrus clouds in sky, © David A. Ponton
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  • Filly investigates branch of juniper tree, stormy sky background, northeastern New Mexico, (part of a free ranging band) © David A. Ponton
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  • Horse walking through dramatic landscape in western New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Free ranging horse pauses, with rock formation in western New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Arabian horse with winter coat running in fresh snow,in a field in northern New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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  • Frisky young black and white pinto mare runs across field in Jemez country in autumn, New Mexico, © David A. Ponton
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