Rocks and Ridges

The mountains and deserts of west Texas are my favorite part of the state. The vast empty out there is so big and lonely. The sky even seems bigger there.

The Guadalupe Mountains rise up to well over 8,000 ft above sea level here. They contain the highest peak in the state. They contain big pines and colorful maples. They are surrounded by boulder, salt flats, sand dunes, and grasslands.

As a photographer they truly are something special.

Here are rocks, ridges, and the higher part of the Guadalupe range. While I normally include the magnificent El Capitan in images from this area and these boulders, I thought just showing the rocks and ridge lines in the area had as much merit for showing what this corner of the state looked like.

I like the lonely, dry, and rocky landscape here.