Lichens in New Mexico (Part 1)

I took a bunch of pictures of a variety of different lichens while we were in New Mexico. When I went through them to make a post about lichens I found it difficult to narrow them down to a reasonable number of photos for a post, which was why I decided to split it up. I’ve noticed I take a lot of lichen photos when I travel, which is partly because the lichens where I live are mostly very tiny and tricky to photograph well, but also New Mexico seemed like a good place for lichens.

I found this interesting looking lichen up in the mountains.
A lichen I found near the gorge.
Lichens like this one were mostly high in the trees, but occasionally I would find them on fallen branches, or just low hanging branches.
I found this lichen when I climbed up a rocky outcrop in the mountains, along with some other lichens and tiny ice formations.
A couple of different types of lichens growing next to each other.
This photo shows where the previous two lichens were growing: on a small rock on the forest floor in the mountains.
I found this lichen on a low hanging branch. It was actually quite large; maybe about the size of my hand.
Another lichen I found on the rock outcrop.
Tiny lichens I found near the gorge.
Another lichen I found on the rock outcrop.
This one is a cool mix of lichens mostly covering the stone surface.

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