Ghost Ranch Spirit by rayburg

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Aug 01, 2005

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Description

The 21,000 acres that comprise Ghost Ranch were part of a land grant to Pedro Martin Serrano from the King of Spain in 1766. The grant was called Piedra Lumbre (shining rock). The name "Ghost Ranch", or the local name Rancho de los Brujos, was derived from the many tales of ghosts and legends of hangings in the Ranch's history. For over forty years the National Ghost Ranch Foundation and many friends and supporters have built the programs, facilities and grounds into a nationally known study and conference center. Ghost Ranch is also frequently used in movie production. Hundreds of skeletons of Coelophysis were discovered at Ghost Ranch (Rio Arriba County) during the 1940s. This two- to three-meter-long, meat-eating dinosaur was one of the first dinosaurs on Earth and is the best-known Late Triassic dinosaur. Ghost Ranch was one of Georgia O

Comments (15)

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BusyB967

1:08AM | Mon, 01 August 2005

Excellent Photo and Postwork.. Really liked how you added the spirit.. :)

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Zacko

1:08AM | Mon, 01 August 2005

Gorgeous scenery!!! Id really love to see such landscape for myself sometime, but till then im glad youre sharing your beautiful shots of it. You really gotten that blending technique down to perfection!!!! Beautiful work as always!!! Have a great day #:O)

soulofharmony

3:21AM | Mon, 01 August 2005

wowww seems very spiritual .. spirit of the many a indian tribe passing through, steeped in magical experiances.. superb.. work :)... excellent love this...:)

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