Pre-Resupply Hike

Good shade in which to rest

I took Becca for an abbreviated hike on Tortugas's west side prior to heading off to do morning shopping at Target and Albertson's.  When we were done with our trek we ran into Jimmy back at the trailhead.  While he and I were talking, a worker from the BLM came over to chat briefly, interrupting his task of picking up garbage and discarded plastic bottles.  I knew he wasn't from this area (Earth) because he kept referring to arroyos as "auroras."

A tiny arroyo (2- to 3-feet wide) has cut a small valley over the years