Cabezon and Rio Puerco Valley Photo Gallery
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Cabezon: "Big Head"
A volcanic plug; the basalt core of an eroded cinder cone -
Southwest of the Circle A
Looking toward Cabezon -
Cabezon from the ridge just above the Circle A
You can see it, but not it's neighbors, from our upper meadow -
Looking down into the Rio Puerco valley
from the west as the sun goes down -
A closeup of Cabezon
Cabezon is impressive from the Highway also. -
More of the 50 volcanic necks in the Rio Puerco valley
Taken last winter--no snow -
Taken from the next Mesa over
This summer--lots of rain -
Cabezon after Rainshower
I watched the storm pass over from my sunny vantage point -
Near San Ysidro, just off US 550
But a steep climb up the ridge to get this elevation -
Looking across the Rio Puerco valley to Mesa Prieta
with a dramatic August sky -
A lineup of volcanic remains
with lush vegetation -
Taken from the base of the peak to the left
a month ealier, before the monsoons arrived