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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

West Tortugas


Yuccas and Ocotillos on the steep foothills of Tortugas Mountain.

Soaptree Yucca (foreground), Ocotillos (behind) and Torrey Yucca (left) on Tortugas's west flank.

New Mexico State University experimental towers near Tortugas Mountain; the middle tower has a satellite dish, but we don't know what kind of experiments are conducted there. Alteration of mind waves?

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

My theory: The towers are probably for the PBS station.

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