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Saturday, September 19, 2020

Quattro

Bad air from forest fires
Dr. K, Willow, Frio and I drove to the dirt pullout off Tellbrook a little late this morning, so the temperature was already rising.  It didn't feel too hot out there, though, until we were headed back to the high flatland.

We saw a few other hikers and crossed paths with a guy driving a SXS (UTV), a man who waved to us as he whizzed past.

The air was noticeably bad out there today, probably still a result of the wildfires in the west that have been pumping high-level smoke our way.  Damned disconcerting what's happening to our country these days.

Willow and Frio

Can't believe the county hasn't picked this up yet

Tortugas and the Organ Mountains

This and the next 3:  Desert Marigolds




Heelers

Prickly Pear

Trailing Four O'Clock

 

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

Nice photos of the Trailing Four O'Clocks, one of my favorite flowers.

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