A Trek on Tuesday

Hedgehog Cactus at the base of a Soaptree Yucca

Dr. K, Willow, Frio and I did our regular trek on this Tuesday morning, hiking up to Second Arroyo, popping in for a shade and water break, and then returning via LDR and LDR-A.

Even though it was hotter, the sun stayed behind clouds during a good portion of our outing, and there was a constant breeze to help with evaporative cooling.

We saw nobody else during our exploration, and all four participants in our party seemed to enjoy the trek very much.

Hedgehog Cactus

Barrel Cactus buds becoming flowers

West side of Tortugas Mountain

Soaptrees/mountains/clouds

Large Ocotillo west of the mountain

Dr. K with Frio and Willow

This and the next:  yin and yang from opposite perspectives

Looking eastward up Second Arroyo

This and the next:  Soaptree Yucca

Organ Mountains

White-winged Dove

Barrel Cactus

This and the next:  desert jungle

Typical Chihuahuan Desert scene

This and the next:  same Prickly Pear Cactus

Pair of dog ears