Cooler and Muggy

This & the next:  along the upper flatland road

Definitely cooler for our morning hike today, but quite muggy.  At first there was a slight helping breeze, but it disappeared until we had climbed back into the upper flatland.

Both Frio and Willow were very well behaved during the trek, not even getting excited when we encountered the man and woman runners who we bump into fairly often.  Humans just exchanged brief salutations, though, so Heelers didn't get a chance to react.

No road construction to drive through coming or going, but presumably that will change again tomorrow.  I can't wait until they finish this job.

Clouds around the Franklin Mountains

Sunbeams

Ocotillos

Desert hills and mountains

Twinleaf Senna

This & the next:  hills and mountains again

Desert clouds

This & the next 2:  Organ Mountains

This & the next:  Barrel Cactus flower buds

Creosote Yellow

This & the next:  Frio and Willow

First Arroyo

This & the next:  views from First Arroyo

LDR

Bouquets

Black-throated Sparrow

Desert Sumac (dark green) are 10' to 12' tall

Whitethorn Acacia

With sufficient rain grass will grow in the desert

Last 2:  clouds over the Franklin Mountains (El Paso)