Across the Southwest / Adam Schallau

Unfortunately someone has found it necessary to leave their mark on the sandstone bench immediately in-front of Fire Roof Ruin. This ruin is an Ancient Puebloan (Anasazi) granary that is located in southern Utah’s Cedar Mesa region. Cedar Mesa is an area rich in cultural sites, most of which require hiking or backpacking to reach.

Thank you to Mark Hudon for bringing this to the publics attention. >>>Click here for details<<<

UPDATE 10.30.2007
The people that are responsible for the graffiti at Fire Roof ruin drove back over 1,000 miles (all night non-stop) to cleanup the graffiti! I feel that they have done the right thing and have shown remorse for their actions. I have written thanking them for correcting their mistake.

Bravo to the members and participants over at NaturePhotographers.net for their part in reaching a positive outcome.

Sunset on Comb Ridge

Canon 5D, 24-70 f/2.8L, Singh-Ray 2-stop ND Grad

It’s that time of year again, time for the Taos Mountain Balloon Rally. Even if you think balloons aren’t your cup of tea I suggest getting out to enjoy the sights. I skipped my first two seasons in Taos and I’m sorry I did. It’s an amazing site to see so many balloons over the town with the Sangre de Cristo Mountains as a backdrop.

The rally is scheduled for October 25-28 with flights starting at dawn on Friday the 26th. Don’t forget the “Balloomenshine” (aka Balloon Glow) at dusk on Saturday the 27th.

Lets keep our fingers crossed that the wind will be light and that there will be snow on the mountains.

Please click here if you’d like to see more photos of the Taos Mountain Balloon Rally.

Chile Peppers! ~ A New Mexico tradition

Canon 5D, 24-70mm f/2.8L

It’s chile pepper drying time in New Mexico! In late summer and early fall the chilies are harvested and hung to dry so we can have chile year round. What does this have to do with photography? It means we have a very unique type of fall color to shoot in New Mexico. Fresh chile ristras are hanging everywhere along with buckets of chilies waiting to be strung up. I’m quickly filling up my hard-drive shooting New Mexico’s ‘fall color’.