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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Ingredients for an Awful Hike

Looking around the bend
Blazing sun, no clouds, very high humidity and no wind--blend them all together under a bowl of blue sky and what do you get:  nearly unbearable conditions for a morning trek.  What mitigates these awful elements?  Deep green Ocotillos, Barrel Cacti about to bloom, the yellow-ball flowers of blossoming Acacias, and a happy dog romping through the northern Chihuahuan Desert.
Barrel Cactus in the foothills

Hedgehog Cactus

Acacia in bloom

Drying mud

A different Barrel with its ring of flower buds

Same Barrel Cactus, side view (dog rump in background)

3 comments:

Dr. K said...

I really like the design of the drying mud.

Scott said...

Some very nice images this morning, Packrat, especially the drying mud, acacia blossoms with mountains in the background, and the barrel cactus with a ring of flower buds.

You're a better man than I, Gunga Din. With conditions like you described, I would have put Becca out in the back yard and told her to walk the perimeter a couple of hundred times while I enjoyed the swamp-cooler air.

packrat said...

There are times, Scott, when I question my sanity, but Becca doesn't think I'm crazy at all.

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