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Elena Gallegos Open Space, in the Sandia foothills of Albuquerque

PhotographPublic domain21 August 2018
Grassland and prickly pear in Elena Gallegos Open Space under storm cloud, with Albuquerque below. Released into the public domain on Flickr; resized to 1,600 pixels.
Grassland and prickly pear in Elena Gallegos Open Space under storm cloud, with Albuquerque below. Released into the public domain on Flickr; resized to 1,600 pixels.

The foothills open space where searchers looked for Neil McCasland with drones, dogs and ground teams in March 2026; photographed in August 2018. A landscape of the search area only.

BrandonStephenson (Flickr), 2018. Public domain

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Elena gallegos open spaceBrandonStephenson (Flickr) · commons.wikimedia.org · 2018-08-21 · Public domain1 step from the original

Where it was made

DallasPhoenixSan DiegoLas VegasTulsaOklahoma CityWichita1Sandia Mountains500 kmDallasPhoenixLas VegasCiudad Juárez1500 km
Sandia Mountains · Mountain range

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Elena Gallegos Open Space, in the Sandia foothills of Albuquerque [Artifact ART0DCR4BBK1R0D]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DCR4BBK1R0D
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