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Moreno Valley

Posted on | June 9, 2009 | 4 Comments

Sangre de Cristo Mountains Sunrise, Moreno Valley, New Mexico

Sangre de Cristo Mountains Sunrise, Moreno Valley, New Mexico

I would be posting a picture of the San Francisco de Asis Church in Rancho de Taos right now but my sunrise photo shoot never materialized. I got up before 5 a.m. and drove over to the church expecting to see some flood lights illuminating the exterior but that was not to be. The sky behind the Sangre de Cristos was already starting to get brighter and I had no idea what to do as a backup plan. So I must have driven past the church two or three times vacsillating between the Rio Grande River or the bridge again before deciding to just head up the mountains which I had never been before and saw a sign for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park 30 miles away or so. I figured what the heck, Memorial Day is tomorrow and I probably am going to be out of place to catch any great sunrise light so lets just go for a long early morning drive with no expectations. Somehow I got lucky and made it there just in time to catch the tail end of the sunrise alpenglow.

The memorial is located on a little hill above Moreno Valley so there were some spectacular views from up there because the valley is largely undeveloped. The landscape actually reminded me of the Flagstaff area which is one of my favorite places in the southwest. I made this photo just after pulling into the parking lot.

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4 Responses to “Moreno Valley”

  1. Gary Crabbe / Enlightened Images
    June 9th, 2009 @ 3:54 pm

    Really Pretty shot, Richard. Nice clouds over the mountains.

  2. Richard Wong
    June 9th, 2009 @ 10:39 pm

    Thanks Gary.

  3. Ron Niebrugge
    June 10th, 2009 @ 10:22 pm

    I like it! I was expecting Moreno Valley California.

  4. Richard Wong
    June 10th, 2009 @ 10:59 pm

    Thanks Ron. If I do Moreno Valley, California then I’ll probably have to include a foreclosed home in the foreground w/ a pretty sky.

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