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Friday, September 9, 2011

Hace Mucho Viento

The western slope of Tortugas Mountain
It was very windy this morning, and the wind has stayed throughout the day.  When you're warm hiking, the wind is often a great evaporative cooling device.  But when it batters the house the rest of the day it becomes a true irritant.  I find that a persistent wind with high gusts sometimes makes me feel a little on edge.
The snifftress

Dynamic desert

On-again off-again clouds


What--all the way down there?


1 comment:

Caroline said...

I always hated the wind in Prescott, in March and April. After 6 weeks, I would start going crazy!

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