One of the best things about New Mexico is its incredible sunsets. Virtually every days ends in a blaze of color that seems almost magical. Here are 12 photos of our stunning skies.

1. White Sands National Park, near Alamogordo
Flickr/Alyson Hurt
2. From Sandia Crest, Albuquerque
Flickr/OpenThreads
3. Sunset over the Sandia Mountains, Albuquerque
Flickr/Dario Morandotti
4. The sun slipping behind Shiprock, near the town of Shiprock
Flickr/James Marvin Phelps
5. Sunset over El Prado
Flickr/Lochaven
6. Rio Rancho sunset
Flickr/Court Kizer

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7. The Organ Mountains, from a distance
Flickr/Frank Carey
8. Sunset over Santa Fe
Flickr/Denise Womack-Avila
9. Windmill at sunset in Corona
Flickr/Dean Terry
10. Sunset over San Juan Pueblo
Flickr/Rana Banerjee
11. Jemez Mountains sunset
Flickr/JasonBechtel
12. Las Cruces at sunset
Flickr/oceanlvr

Which of these photos makes you want to watch tonight’s sunset?

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