This "Prickly Pear Cactus - Opuntia Cactus" was astonishing on an afternoon in March. Guadalupe National Park is worth a visit. The highest peak in Texas, "Guadalupe Peak, is located here and less well known sand dunes are here too. This image was made after a windy walk towards El Capitan. I've known that wild fires present opportunities, but I didn’t know about the wind born sand. The color of light was so different, very moody, yellow, but with blueish shadows. The storm was so intense that there was no visibility of ANY mountains nearby. A unique moment…
