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Hunt 257 Photo

Cerro Colorado just east of the rio Puerco and just south of I-40, Section 1, T9N, R1W, 1932.
(Hunt 257)

Retake Photo

Retake of Hunt 257; 8/5/98. No arroyo like that shown in Hunt's view could be found in this area. Eolian activity appears prominent in this area (possibly reflecting the movement of sand out of the Rio Puerco by this agency) and may have "erased" this particular arroyo. Vegetation in the modern view is almost entirely snakeweed with small clumps of Indian Ricegrass(?) and gramma, but shrubs are more common in Hunt's photo.
35° 2' 30' N, 106° 54' 30" W, 50 mm lens.


U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Geological Survey
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