Midweek Morning Meander

Lineman school is in session

Lineman school near Tortugas Mountain was in full swing when Becca and I got out there this morning.  She's always slightly leery and curious about what they're doing since we only see them twice a year.  Humidity levels were pretty high this morning, but we're supposed to be drying out.  The rock pictured below looked at first like the product of a sedimentary process, but on closer inspection I noticed that the top surface gleamed in the sun from a quartz-like layer, and the underside looked more like a volcanic rock.

Tandem pole climbing

Training in rugged conditions

Gathering around a huge transformer

Curious about the linemen

Winding behind Tortugas

A huge grassy arroyo

What looks like a sedimentary rock is not

Parts of the arroyo are still wet from recent rains

Feather Dalea blooming on Tortugas's west side