I have returned from the desert, and I come bearing many exciting images.  The 10,000 square mile area of Texas terrain defined as Presidio and Brewster counties is probably some of the most forbidding, yet spectacular landscape in the United States.  I’m already plotting and scheming my next adventure, having only been removed from the area for one day.

The image above was captured within Big Bend National Park (Brewster county) on Sunday afternoon.  An atypical storm front surprised the region and delivered temperatures 40 degrees cooler than the previous day in addition to some much-needed precipitation.  This view is from an entanglement of prickly pear cacti just north of Dugout Wells looking southwest towards Nugent Mountain.  The front was in the process of consuming the Chisos Mountains in the background, which typically dwarf the much smaller Nugent Mountain.

Since the Presidio-Brewster area is truly unique, I have decided to start a collection entitled The Presidio-Brewster Editions.  This reserve will include a variety of images from the vast expanses of Big Bend NP to the eclectic streets of Marfa.  Besides, cool images need a cool name, right?!  

To view several more of the images, jump over to my Flickr page in the next couple days (there are no images available as of this posting).  My ultimate goal is to have all the current editions on display via the Lightsmith Imaging webpage.  Please enjoy!  And as usual, critiques are welcomed.