The Desert at Sunset

One of the very best things about New Mexico is the late summer evening. The temperature is absolutely perfect, the sky always puts on a show, and the sun sets at exactly the right time (not too early or late).

This time of year I work to make daily walks fall right as the sun begins to sink. The spectacular colors melting into the horizon is unbelievably beautiful. I didn’t get a photo on this particular night, but to the East we have mountains that gather the purple shadows and lead the darkness in gently as we transition from morning to night.

The smoke from nearby fires has been tough to deal with, but at very least it makes the light of the sun look different and interesting.