NM 485 becomes a one lane road as it enters Rio Guadalupe Canyon, so we parked on a wide pullout about 1/4 mile from the mouth of the canyon, and walked along the edge of the road into the canyon. After photographing the “Falling Rock” sign, I turned around to find a humming bird moth working the flowers in the brush behind me. The first guardrail along the road was covered with graffiti.
Off Center & Not Even 
I’m loving seeing the NM pics.
That is a wonderful pic of the hummingbird moth. I used to like them, until I learned they came from “tomato worms.” Yuck! But, great pic of one.
Thanks! Laurie says to grow indeterminate tomatoes for the tomato worms and tell them “to get to work!”
Laurie was correct that the one tomato I planted this year is an indeterminate. It, along with everything else in my yard, was shredded in the hail on this side July19. I finally disposed of the tomato worm after I got some pics. The tomato, poblano, anaheim, and jalapeno are coming back well and have some blossoms. So, later in the fall, maybe I’ll have a crop. The tomato worms make my skin crawl, but not quite so much after photographing the one. So, if others appear, I’ll *try* to be more tolerant. 🙂
Great view, but I guess – very hot. )
Love the “hard werk” graffiti..
I think they “werked” really hard on it.
Tim, what a wonderful photo of the road as it enters Rio Guadalupe Canyon, a wow! The scenery is beautiful. And here we have a hummingbird moth, I read the comment above, I’m surprised that they’re the tomato caterpillars with the tail thorn, which I’ve had in the past, yet I’ve never seen a hummingbird moth, odd.
Hi Mia. The road is an old rail bed and there are a couple of tunnels not far from where I took the photos.
Hi Tim, I know I’ve mentioned this before on other photos, this photo too has a wonderful “Old West” feel, minus the graffiti, asphalt, and signs.