Between El Paso, Texas and the Guadalupe mountains there is a very wild and beautiful place called Otero Mesa. At the southern tip there is an interesting outcrop of stony hills called the Cornudas Mountains. One of these is called Alamo Mountain.
The native peoples have inhabited this area for thousands of years. There is a plentiful supply of food and water in the area.
Just below Alamo Spring there is the well preserved foundation of the Ojos de Alamo Butterfield Stage station from the 1860s.
Many of the rocks have that ideal dark desert oxidized patina which is so good for
petroglyphs.Today I saw some of the finest rock art I have ever seen anywhere.
A truly beautiful and magical place.
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To see all the pictures I took today go to this link: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/h_paul_garland/album/576460762392177284