1.   Los Alamos was located in the high desert miles from Santa Fe and was surrounded by a barbed-wire fence.

2.   Then a buttery glow leaking from horizon to horizon, flooding the mesas and outcrop rock of the high desert.

3.   Along a caliche road that winds through a rugged canyon, homeowners keep a vigilant watch for unfamiliar vehicles bumping past the mesquite and high desert brush.

4.   As one of the generals described the attack, five sharp explosions could be heard from a spot in the high desert foothills leading to the mountains.

5.   At dawn, I crawl out to face a clear, cold morning in the high desert.

6.   Attached to their isolated acreage in the lush high desert, these soul brothers attach no religious strings to the solace, care and real estate they offer travelers.

7.   Before we set out through the high desert plain, the snow, the mud and the mountains, vital preparations were in order.

8.   Behind me salmon-colored Echo Cliffs perch on high desert.

9.   Beyond the pass lay the stunning high desert plateau of Mustang.

10.   BIG MOUNTAIN - Tension crackled a year ago in the crisp winter air of this high desert rangeland east of the Grand Canyon.