Interesting Light

I suspect these are members of the local high school's girls track team

We got our hike in this morning before the strong winds hit.  Nevertheless, there were high winds aloft, and the coming and going of clouds made for interesting light.  Just as we were getting started we heard the sounds of people on the trail leading to the high loop around the north side of the mountain.  I'm guessing from the uniforms that they were girls from Centennial High School's track team, out for a morning workout.  At the backside of Tortugas we ran into an elderly woman and man who were hurrying around the mountain to beat the wind.

About to snake our way down to the lower desert

Becca knows the way

Tortugas under celestial light

One intense canine

Packrat as dork

Tortugas Mountain (left), the Organ Mountains (right)