The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend The Alvord Desert is an

The Alvord Desert is an ancient lake bed

while the Mule Ears sit quietly in the background

and usually the last place I would choose to shoot

When those clouds catch first light

The Saddle of Mesa de Anguila Big Bend The Alvord Desert is anMesa de Anguila, Big Bend National Park, Texas This photograph was made on the rim of Mesa de Anguila, looking out across a wide section of canyon as the Rio Grande curves through the desert below. The horizontal framing allowed the landscape to stretch outward, emphasizing distance, scale, and the slow movement of the river through layered terrain. A lone prickly pear sits near the edge of the rim, offset to one side of the frame. From this angle, it