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The 1892 powerhouse on the Crystal River outcrop

Fig. 1The 1892 powerhouse on the Crystal River outcrop

Photo: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA · CC BY 2.0

Landform

An 1892 wooden powerhouse on a Crystal River outcrop, with autumn aspens on the far slope.

Field note

The mill stands on the outcrop as if it grew there. Aspen takes the far wall in fall. This is a wild river plate, not a museum card.

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Prints from Crystal Mill


Instant paper, this copy only. Write on the white — a line the walk still owes you.

The prints

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