GOLDEN ASPEN LEAVES ADORN THE FOREST FLOOR AS ANOTHER GLORIOUS FALL DESCENDS ON THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST THAT SURROUNDS RUIDOSO

A YOUNG BLACK BEAR GAZES AT HIS VISITORS FROM THE SAFETY OF A 100 FOOT PONDEROSA PINE

A FEMALE BROADTAIL HUMMINGBIRD IS ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED RUIDOSO VISITORS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS

THE ABUNDANCE OF HIKING TRAILS IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST AFFORDS THE LUXURY OF ESCAPING REALITY TO APPRECIATE THE SOUNDS, SIGHTS AND SMELLS OF UNDISTURBED NATURE

LOCALS AND TOURISTS ALIKE TURN OUT FOR RUIDOSO'S ASPEN FEST PARADE EVERY OCTOBER

RUIDOSO DERIVED IT'S NAME FROM THE SPANISH WORD NOISY BECAUSE OF THE NOISY STREAM THAT WINDS IT'S WAY FROM THE WOODS AND THROUGH THE TOWN

ABUNDANT SUNSHINE, PERFECT POWDER - SKI APACHE

WITH IT'S BRILLIANT YELLOW AND BLACK COLORS THE GROSBEAK VISITS THE RUIDOSO AREA IN THE SPRING AND FALL

SIGHTING A WESTERN TANAGER IS A SPECIAL TREAT FOR SUMMER VISITORS

THE SCENT OF APPLE BLOSSOMS IN THE AIR SIGNIFIES THAT SPRING HAS ARRIVED

A BABY ELK HAS AS MUCH CURIOSITY FOR US AS WE HAVE FOR HIM

AN ADULT MALE MULE DEER FINDS REFUGE FROM THE STORM UNDER A TREE

A COUPLE OF MALLARDS ENJOYING THE CLEAR WATERS OF THE RIO RUIDOSO

A BULL ELK STOPS TO CATCH THE SCENT OF HIS VISITORS BEFORE DISAPPEARING INTO THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST

A MULE DEER FAWN DISCOVERS THE BEAUTY OF HIS FIRST AUTUMN

RUIDOSO -  NESTLED BENEATH THE MAJESTY OF SIERRA BLANCA

MODERATE DAYS AND COOL NIGHTS MAKE RUIDOSO THE PERFECT SETTING FOR SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTS AND SUMMER LEAGUES.

A ROCK SQUIRREL STORING UP FOR THE WINTER

LUPINE IN BLOOM IN JUNE AT SKI APACHE

AWESOME VIEWS - THE REWARD FOR HIKING TO THE TOP   OF SIERRA BLANCA - 12,003 FEET

MID SUMMER RAINS PRODUCE AN ABUNDANCE OF SUNFLOWERS ALONG THE RIO RUIDOSO

WILDFLOWERS IN THE FOREGROUND -SIERRA BLANCA IN THE BACKGROUND - SUMMER IN LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST

A FAVORITE AMONG BIRDERS, THE ACORN WOODPECKER LIVES YEAR ROUND IN THE MOUNTAINS SURROUNDING THE RUIDOSO AREA

THE UNMISTAKABLE BRILLIANT BLUE COLOR OF THE STELLER'S JAY ATTRACTS VISITORS AND LOCALS TO THIS BIRD