Late Sun on the Rio Grande Size:40x60 the canopy felt endless

the canopy felt endless

The surrounding slickrock slopes inward toward the center

just south of Farmington

Vegetation survives only where sand accumulates deep enough to hold moisture

low population density

Late Sun on the Rio Grande Size:40x60 the canopy felt endlessMesa de Anguila, Big Bend National Park, Texas This photograph was made on the rim of Mesa de Anguila later in the day, overlooking a winding section of the Rio Grande below. The vantage point sits high above the canyon floor, fully exposed and distant from the more traveled areas of the park. I worked close to a single prickly pear growing at the edge of the rim, using it as a foreground anchor against the depth of the canyon. From this position, the