Fall's splendor: Colder fall temperatures prompt the aspen tree to turn its leaves a stunning yellow, streaking the normally verdant Chuska Mountains on the Navajo Nation with bands of bright yellow. Aspens radiate their golden color north of Gallup in a brie, but brilliant, fall display. [Photo by Daniel Zollinger/Independent]

A heavy equipment operator wears only a ball-cap and a safety vest as protective equipment on Wednesday while moving dirt around at the Rio Algom mine north of Milan, NM. Signs attached to the fence surrounding the area state that the area is a radiation materials site. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent] Related Story