57 Degrees with a Breeze

Joggers with dogs on Geothermal Drive

When the Chihuahuan Desert sun has made your blood run thin all summer it comes as something of a shock when the weather turns cool.  This morning we were under 60 F when Becca and I started out, and there was a stiff breeze to make the temperature feel really chilly.  Additionally, we walked for the first mile in the shadow of Tortugas so I was almost cold.  Becca wasn't.  Lots of people on and about the mountain this morning, including a large group of ten-to-twelve-year-old kids accompanied by three or four adults.

Single-track along the foothills

Heading away from Tortugas

The mountain they call the "Tortoise"

Heading back up the mountain