Is that Johnny Depp as Tonto waving goodbye to New Mexico? Not literally, but it could have been — this photo comes from location work with trains in New Mexico’s Cimarron Canyon State Park, some of the final footage shot there for Gore Verbinski’s The Lone Ranger . (To see a larger version of the photo, CLICK HERE.) Super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has confirmed that production has wrapped in New Mexico and that filming is “almost done.” Here’s the latest message from Mr. Bruckheimer’s blog:

“Almost done with filming of The Lone Ranger. 125 days of shooting seemed to fly by. We dealt with winds up to 70 mph, rain, snow, and even wildfires but nothing has stopped us from filming this incredible movie.

“The cast has been absolutely amazing and we could not have asked for a better crew. Everyone has been extremely dedicated in making this film a major success. We have a few more filming days back in California and then post-production goes into high gear. Before we know it, it will be July 3rd, 2013 and we can’t wait to share this incredible film with everyone.”

And we can’t wait to see it, Mr. Bruckheimer!

The Zone thanks RumLover for sharing the Bruckheimer blog post and Bon Bon for the photo of Johnny. You can read much more about The Lone Ranger on the Zone’s News & Views forum; visit Jerry Bruckheimer’s blog to see beautiful spoiler-free photos of the locations.