The Rio Grand River flows from its headwaters in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado 1900 miles to the Gulf of Mexico near Brownsville Texas. For 1250 of these miles the Rio Grande River is the boundary between the United States and Mexico. The river travels through the Rio Grande Gorge, a wild and remote area of northern New Mexico. Spanning the river over the 650 foot gorge below, the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is the fifth highest bridge and the second highest suspension bridge in the United States. The Gorge Bridge is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in Taos County, New Mexico. As we walked along the narrow walkway we could feel the bridge “shake” as cars and trucks crossed. In fact in order to photograph, Ashley had to wait till there was no traffic approaching or on the bridge. We were surrounded by storms moving around the area— lighting was zigzagging , dark clouds were forming and swirling across the sky- the wind was so strong at times that I held on to the railing for fear of being blown away!—But Ashley continued to photograph——
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