New Mexico PhotoJournal: October 2007

Wednesday, October 31, 2007

A Jack O'Lantern special shapes hot air balloon floats in the sky, shortly before Halloween.

A lone cottonwood leaf rests upon cracked, dried mud at Ghost Ranch.

An ornamented mariachi hat, hanging on its young owner's back, after the Dia de los Muertos celebrations at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

Cottonwoods changing color in Embudo Canyon, in the Sandia Mountains.

Colorful maple leaves, lit by the sunlight of a perfect fall day, in the Manzanos.

Rocky Mountain Maples changing color in Fourth of July Canyon, in the Manzano Mountains.

An intense palette of rich and varied colors signals autumn's arrival at Ghost Ranch.

A burro poses for a portrait in front of Chimney Rock, at Ghost Ranch.

A constellation of familiar characters visits a special shapes balloon glow at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.

A hot air balloon, with a smiley face at the top, inflates at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

The back of an obviously well-used trailer at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

A hot air balloon with a zia, the state symbol, rises into the sky on the first morning of the Balloon Fiesta.

The trail to Box Canyon, at Ghost Ranch in northern New Mexico.