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A scenic view from a bluff overlooking the Pecos River Valley in west Texas. The river was an informal border between civilization and lawlessness during the American expansion westward. Converted from RAW file with 16 bit processing.

Catalina Mountains with a Cholla Cactus in the Foreground

Volcanic rock stacked atop existing boulders to form an exterior cliff dwelling wall. The Sinagua Indian tribe that selected this site did so for its position atop a high desert promentory. On the opposite side of the site a sheer cliff drops to a long steep hill that descends to a dry riverbed - allowing no access from that side. This wall includes small portals where rocks were omitted so that arrows could be fired through them, permitting concealment from enemy attack. The wall has only one entrance opening and visibility is good for hundreds of yards. Site selection was critical for the Sinagua, and perfectly executed here. This culture combined hunting and gathering with agriculture, but the latter was challenging in this arrid, high desert wilderness terrain. The exact site location, which requires considerable effort to reach, is intentionally omitted. Its estimated age dates to 1300 AD - 1400 AD. Remote Sinagua Cliff Dwelling Site, Northern Arizona, 2013.

Opuntia cacti and other desert plants in the mountains landscape in New Mexico, USA

Cute Cholla Close Up that Looks like a Tree in Arizona

Hiking State Park red prickly pear cactus near Highway 285, US 66 near Madrid, New Mexico in southwestern United States of America.

Cholla with vista of Southern AZ Mountains

Candelabra Tree Cactus (Euphorbia Ingens). Shot in Santa Fe, NM.

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Cactus in the desert

Opuntia cacti and other desert plants in the mountains landscape in New Mexico, USA

Flowering castus in the Valley of fires, New Mexico, in distance lava field. USA.

Close up of a thorny cactus brush plant in Arizona Desert. The low green cactus has long Thorns and sit in the landscape with other kinds of arid desert plants. There are some buds on the end of some of the stalks.

Wild Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia near Golitsyn trail in spring. Crimea

Flowering cactus

Cactus in Arizona wilderness

$Beautiful Joshua trees in the Joshua Tree National Park.\nCalifornia, USA$

Cane Cholla plants Bandelier Park, Los Alamos, New Mexico

Cactus in Arizona.

(Cylindropuntia versicolor) Prickly cylindropuntia with yellow fruits with seeds. Arizona cacti, USA

A good variety of different cacti with a mesa in the background near Phoenix, Arizona

This image shows a desert landscape featuring a purple prickly pear cactus at the forefront. The cactus has broad and flat rounded pads with spines on them. In the background, there are brownish rocks and patches of desert shrubs, with dry grass scattered throughout. The sky is overcast, suggesting a gloomy or cloudy day. The environment appears arid and rugged, characteristic of a desert ecosystem.

Protective cactus on trading post wall

Desert plants in beautiful desert of Red Rock Canyon Nevada USA

Scientific name of cactus is Echinocereus triglochidiatus. Beautiful New Mexico landscape and cliff dwelling antiquities from from a native culture from 500 to 11,000 years ago are celebrated at Bandelier National Monument.

Cactus Surrounded by Scrub

This is a photograph of wild cactus growing along a dirt Airport Loop hiking trail on the side of a red rock mountain in the scenic landscape in Sedona, Arizona in spring time.

A large cactus thrives in the nutrient-rich soil of these basalt lava fields in Eastern New Mexico.

Large flowering cactus on the banks of the Pecos River.

Free Images: "bestof:<i>Opuntia arenaria</i> west of the West Potrillo Mountains, east-southeast of Eagle Nest, Luna County, New Mexico, 12 Mar 2016."

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