On the Way to Louisiana: A Sulky Sunset

On the second day after leaving Big Bend National Park, en route to Louisiana, I'd made it through Houston and the aftermath of Harvey, and had Louisiana within my sights.

It was after 8:00 p.m. and darkness loomed on Interstate 10. 

But before she reluctantly slid off the side of the earth, the red sun laid a blistering last harrumph on us all.

She was a sight to see in my side mirror.

Sunset, Interstate 10 between Houston and Louisiana, September 2017.

Sunset, Interstate 10 between Houston and Louisiana, September 2017.

El Paso: Sunset Over Juárez

Sunset over Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, from UTEP parking lot, El Paso, Texas. July 2017.

July 2017.


One of the things I love about El Paso is its abundance of scenic views. Of mountains, plains, the two cities, the moon, stacking afternoon clouds ....

Sunset over Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, from UTEP parking lot, El Paso, Texas. July 2017.

A UTEP parking lots serves up a delicious sunset over Juárez.

Sunset over Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, from UTEP parking lot, El Paso, Texas. July 2017.

Look at that fingernail moon hanging there so daintily.

Sunset over Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, from UTEP parking lot, El Paso, Texas. July 2017.

I like to think about driving up that wide road in Juárez.

Sunset over Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, from UTEP parking lot, El Paso, Texas. July 2017.

Sunset over Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, from UTEP parking lot, El Paso, Texas. July 2017.

What's on the other side of that pass?

Sunset over Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, from UTEP parking lot, El Paso, Texas. July 2017.

Sunset over Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, from UTEP parking lot, El Paso, Texas. July 2017.

And, look, you can even see Cristo Rey:

Sunset over Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, from UTEP parking lot, El Paso, Texas. July 2017.

El Paso: Sunset Heights: A Sunset Called Me

I got home from a full day of rocketry.

Parked my car in front of my place. Looked over to the west. A blazing sunset.

Sunset at Sunset Heights by I-10, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

June 2017


I walked into it.

Sunset at Sunset Heights by I-10, El Paso, Texas. June 2017.

El Paso: November Moons

November evening, El Paso, Texas. November 2016.

Although the scene is so prosaic - a Payless Kids store - there's something about the November light glow, with a crisp white moon disk above, that spills a little magic on the corner of this downtown El Paso street.

November evening, El Paso, Texas. November 2016.

Just three minutes after the top photo came this one with the rainbow.

On a different November night, in my neighborhood, a full moon shared her grandosity with her kingdom.

November evening, El Paso, Texas. November 2016.