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Thursday, August 2, 2012

A Quick Provision-Day Hike

A small canyon on the Grandview Trail
Dr. K, Becca and I did a short hike along the Grandview Trail in High Rolls before heading down to Alamogordo to stock up on supplies.  After a two-hour resupply trip we headed back up the mountain.  It's pretty hot up here today.  We're at 7,000 feet, and the temperature is already 85 degrees.  There are a few cumulus clouds about, creating a slight hope for rain.
A Sotol (aka Desert Spoon) in the high desert

White Sands National Monument on the horizon

Butteye view of the desert dog

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

A short but still very nice hike.e

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