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Gila Wilderness

Shooting the Gila — Yawns or Wows?

by ReneeDespres December 21, 2002 Gila Wilderness

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Pay attention to exposure when light and dark areas combine in a composition Photo by the Author.

 

Pay attention to small things in the scenery – the texture of tree bark can be as dramatic as a wide open vista [...]

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September Wildflowers in the Gila

by PamHendrickson December 21, 2002 Gila Wilderness

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Apache Plum.  Photo by the Author.

 

"Another glorious day, the air as delicious to the lungs as nectar to the tongue."  John Muir wrote this in another time, another place, but his words beautifully describe New Mexico’s Gila Forest country in September.
Faster than you can say "Summer is over," the [...]

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The Gila Wilderness—The Ghosts of Those Who Came Before

by JudyPearson December 21, 2002 Gila Wilderness

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The Gila River Canyon. Photo by Carla Demarco

More than eight centuries ago, long before this country was discovered by the white man, a Native American people known as the Mogollon lived in southwestern New Mexico. They hunted, gathered and prospered. Around 1300 AD, they disappeared.
Their land became inhabited [...]

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A Day in the Gila Wilderness — The Physics of Beauty

by SharmanAptRussell December 21, 2002 Gila Wilderness

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The author at the Gila Cliff Dwellings.  Photo by Peter Russell sharclif

 

At Jordan Hot Springs, in the Gila Wilderness of southwestern New Mexico, I lie full-length in the warm water. Ringed by ferns and lush vegetation, this deep pool is sheltered against a massive rock covered with spongy moss. The [...]

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