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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Tour de Tortugas


A beautiful morning greeted Research Associate Becca, Dr. K and I as we hiked around Tortugas Mountain. Slightly high humidity levels let clouds form around the Organ Mountains.

We spotted this Collared Lizard (notice the black collar) clinging to the spines of a Prickly Pear Cactus (ouch!).

Dr. K and Packrat.

Yuccas, Tortugas Mountain and the Organs (with clouds).

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

Nice picture of us, Packrat.

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