The Dry Cimarron River . . .

Approaching Black Mesa in the northeast corner of New Mexico, Hwy 456 parallels the start of the Cimarron River which runs dry most of the year.

Pinon pines, sagebrush, red triassic sandstone, blue sky, white western "John Wayne" clouds, mule deer and prong horned antelope - a cornucopia for the eye...

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