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Saturday, August 12, 2023

Extreme Steam

Just getting started
It sprinkled this morning which left the air fairly saturated with moisture.  We knew almost immediately when we started our hike that we'd have to cut it short due to the stifling conditions.

We did just that, heading up the right branch arroyo instead of the left, and, thereby, truncating the trek in half.  Neither the Heelers, Dr. K nor I felt cheated by the abbreviated outing.

We made up for it by taking a short drive afterward, reveling in the air-conditioned coolness inside the CR-V.

Willow and Frio on shade break

Down the right branch

Dried Soaptree Yucca stalk with seed pods

This & next:  Tortugas and the Organs


Organ Mountains

 

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

I like that last photo of the Organ Mountains.

Hiking on Sunday

Across to the flank of Tortugas Typical Sunday trek with a little added distance this morning.  We bushwhacked out of the left branch arroyo...