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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Saturday Hike

Tortugas foothills trail
There were quite a few hikers, bikers and joggers out around Tortugas this morning.  Fortunately, we didn't come into direct contact with any.  A slight breeze moderated the early heat, and we got in a long trek.

No blooms on these Soaptree Yuccas

Not a statue


Tortugas mountain

Soaptree Yucca blossoms

Obviously, ants love these flowers

To the Apache Tribe these blossoms were delicacies

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

Those flowers are beautiful, even with the ants.

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