are the organ mountains the most beautiful mountains in so. New mexico

[malamute]

I kind of think they are.

[philobeddoe]

When I'm in Las Cruces the Organs are mezmerizing, I'm drawn to them.

They are omni present, I can't help but looking over at them,
definitely not your "average" mountains.

And they look amazing on "both" sides, abit different but equally stunning
viewing them from Tularosa Basin/Aguirre Springs side.

Cookes Peak and Sierra Blanca are IMO great too.

[Vegaschips]

My folks moved to Organ from Tulie around '71. When the "magic hour" rolled around one evening in '85, it looked like everything else was lining up too. I grabbed my camera and tripod and climbed on the roof, waiting for this shot.

Last December I moved my mother out of state to live with my sister; she's over 80 and getting tired. I gave her a framed 8X10 of Tres Hermanas which she hung in her bedroom. She looked at those mountains every day for 40 years and never tired of them.

I believe that what draws one to like some landmarks over others depends on their life experiences mostly.

Enjoy your peaks! Life's too short...

[nmguy]

Beautiful pic with a spiritual quality, Vegachips. Thanks for positing it.

[Vegaschips]

I lived in Organ with my folks after I was discharged from the Navy in '75. The "magic hour" appeared around noon this day. It was shot through the window of the one room "apartment" on their property.

[Vegaschips]

My ma, musing by the window of my abode-1975. I imbibed here too (in a couple of ways!) until 1976; jobs were hard to come by back then.

[Poncho_NM]

Originally Posted by Vegaschips

My ma, musing by the window of my abode-1975.

Great picture! Thanks for sharing.

Rich

[rwjoyak]

Originally Posted by Poncho_NM

Great picture! Thanks for sharing.

Rich

^2
Color photography has obviously enriched our lives - who would want to go back to b&w TV? But I'm always struck when I see a well-composed b&w photo with an interesting subject how much more I get drawn into the photo and back story. With color, it seems like you end up mainly appreciating the view. Good b&w photos, at least for me, draw me much more into the scene. Doesn't viewing this photo make you instantly wonder what she was thinking about?