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Cabezon Peak 

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Story and photos by Bob Eckert

​Edward Steichen's photographic study of the shadblow tree went on for more than a decade. Cabezon Peak in New Mexico might be my shadblow tree.


Martin Filler, in a Departures online magazine March 30, 2010 article wrote, 

"In his final years, before he drifted into senility, Steichen was to return to the nature studies that had first brought him national attention. His poignant photographic and film portraits of a graceful shadblow tree perched on the side of a pond on his Connecticut property became his moving valedictory to a world whose beauty overwhelmed him, and which he transmitted with such consistent passion and aptitude. But the living thing on which he lavished more love than he did on his own family did not long survive him. As Joanna Steichen writes, "The shadblow's roots weakened, and the little tree succumbed, like Ophelia, to the water."

If one is driving on NM 550 between Cuba and Bernalillo, your eye is often drawn to Cabezon Peak, which lies to the west of the hightway. I often travel this route when I am visiting my daughters and grandsons in Albuquerque, and I've been stopping regularly over the years to photograph the peak in many situation, such as the one above taken Sept. 14, 2019, when the peak was bordered on two sides by marvelous storms.

The peak seems to have an endless supply of ever-changing moods depending upon the time of day I pass and the weather conditions and I'm always curious what it will offer on any given day when I am passing by.

A little technical info

Cabezon Peak is a large volcanic plug that is a prominent feature in northwestern New Mexico. It rises to 7,785 feet in elevation.[1] Cabezon Peak is two miles south of the old ghost town of Cabezon and the Rio Puerco. This volcanic neck is formed of basalt and is part of the Mount Taylor volcanic field. A volcanic neck or plug is formed when magma from an existing volcano solidifies in the pipe or neck and the surrounding sediment is eroded away. Marine Cretaceous rocks of the Mancos Shale and Point Lookout Sandstone are exposed around the base of Cabezon Peak.

Cabezon means “big head” in Spanish. This stems from a Navajo myth which holds that it is the head of the giant Ye’i-tsoh after being slain by the twins Nayenezgani and To’badzistsini.

Below is a small sampling, a brief glimpse, into the personalities of Cabezon Peak.
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  • Home
  • About
  • Clients
  • Projects
    • Abiquiu Livestock Sale
    • Adjective Challenge
    • Aerial Photos
    • Alt Fashion
    • Amish, Kalona, Iowa
    • Cabezon Peak
    • Cerro Pedernal
    • Chicano Park Murals
    • Churches
    • Descansos
    • Design photographs in the style of Charles Sheeler
    • Dogs
    • Lowriders
    • Goofing Around with mime Mark Wenzel
    • Industry
    • Infrared Photos
    • International Center of Photography
    • Isolated Trees
    • Isolation Photos
    • Lady of Guadalupe
    • Landscape Photos
    • Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
    • Matachines de Alcalde
    • Moon Photos
    • Moving Arts Espanola
    • Murals in Espanola, New Mexico
    • Moving Landscapes
    • New Orleans Street Photography
    • Northern New Mexico
    • Norteno Artist Portraits
    • Panoramic Photos
    • Pic of the Day
    • Portraits
    • San Francisco Chinatown
    • Snow Photos
    • Still Life Photos
    • San Francisco Street Photos
    • Street Photography
    • Surplus Love
    • The Yin/Yang of Families
    • Trailer Landscapes
    • Trees
    • Vintage - Pre -digital photos
  • Selected Writing/Published
    • Behind the Scenes at the Circus
    • ​​Book Review: "Orale! Lowrider: Custom Made in New Mexico"
    • Carlton, Oregon
    • Cumbres Toltec
    • Day of the Dead, Albuquerque's Marigold Parade
    • Fog Smoke Haze in Photos
    • Gordon Tooley, Apple Guru
    • Indian Market Native Costumes
    • In Praise of Kit Lenses
    • In Praise of Manual Lenses
    • Instagram
    • Jeff Brock and Bombshell Betty
    • John Lea's Painted Truck
    • Kaleidoscope Photos
    • Pet Store Animal Photos
    • Rocket Heads Jewelry
    • Scale in Photography
    • National Museum of Nuclear Science and History
    • Rio Arriba: A New Mexico County
    • Tibetan Monk Sand Painting
    • United Farm Workers
    • Why I Take Photographs
    • WWII Reenactment
  • Archive