Taos Mountain

Monsoon Mountainscape

Near Taos Mountain in the rain

Always sunny in New Mexico

This was the view from the road above the house around 7:00 p.m. today. If we ever move—which we really have to do because we need more space to live like grownups—I may not be able to just step out the front door, walk 100 yards, and take a shot like this. Then again, I [...]

Goods of the Dead (Down East)

Taos Mountain, April 2013

Temperature near freezing, spring snow showers passing over Pueblo land

“Take a good long look, son. Let it burn down deep and find a home inside. In a few days you’ll be staring out the window at a wall of green. Maybe even the ocean, too.” Wait, what?! Who said that? Oh no. It’s true! I have to go to Maine. I’ve known for years [...]

Taos Mountain Clouds [Updated]

Taos Mountain in the clouds

Telephoto shot from 200 yards down the road

The title and text previously associated with this image have walked off into the woods and vanished, so this is what you get—and is it not a wondrous thing? In fact, in just a day or so, you’ll be able to buy it and every other photo on this site. Stay tuned for the announcement, [...]

Bleeding Edge

Lower slopes of Taos Mountain in the snow

Let me know when you see the head

Once again, the lower slopes of sacred Taos Mountain. That’s all Pueblo land, and I can never go there. You need to sit and gaze at this for several minutes. This isn’t just a pretty doodad, it can cut you. »Buy This Photo!«

Top of the Mountain

Taos Mountain (detail)

This is a morning photo, and the light is different. See the shadows of the tall trees on the snow?

I will never tire of these. I just can’t get over how the telephoto lens can reach out across the valley and put me into a place like this, the west side of the the summit of Taos Mountain. Whenever we leave our old rented adobe for the Land of Closets & Less Mud (i.e. [...]

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