Miserable Hike

Prickly Pear Cactus growing in rock

It was too hot to be hiking this morning; that's how we all felt when we got back to the car after a brutal trek.  Behind the mountain we ran into a German woman who was very concerned about gunshots we were hearing in the desert.  "How close are they?" she said.  I told her that they were pretty far away.  She said, "I don't like that."  Dr. K said, "We don't, either."  Imagine if the woman was a tourist visiting the U.S. for the first time and taking a hike around the mountain, hearing gunshots and knowing how gun-crazed many Americans seem to be.  Sad.

Dr. K and Becca behind Tortugas Mountain

What brushed against this rock?

Where does she get her energy?

New Keen boot (I actually bought two)