Last of the Week

This 3-foot-tall, 3-foot-diameter Barrel Cactus is collapsing in on itself

Today marks the third or fourth consecutive day that students were attending the lineman school.  They were making a lot of noise when we started off, and from a distance we could see them tossing a ball around--undoubtedly before class began.  We quickly got away from the large group, hiking down into the lower desert, and then taking the furthest outer loop road into the outback.  There was nobody else out there.  Because the weather is warm again we're back to hiking in short-sleeve shirt and shorts.  Well, I am.  Becca never seems to tire of her coat.

The lineman school from a different perspective

Wind power for pumping water

Clouds tell the story of slightly higher humidity

Tortugas Mountain and the Organ Mountains

Textures

The very best hiking companion