Saturday's Desert Trek

Tortugas and the Organs

It was pretty hot out there this morning for Dr. K, Willow and me; humidity was fairly low, though, so it didn't feel brutally warm.  We followed our regular route stopping several times for shade and water breaks.  After the hike we took a long drive through several nearby neighborhoods.  Once  home I climbed onto the roof to check our evaporative cooler, which seemed to have overflowed recently, and, while up there, to trim mesquite tree branches that were hanging over and brushing the top of the house.  After that I cut my hair; so I'm a pretty tired camper right now.

Willow in her favorite ocotillo shadow

Looking up the middle branch arroyo

View from the middle branch arroyo

Barrel cactus and Tortugas Mountain

Barrel cactus flowers

Really ripe prickly pear cactus fruit

Sleepy Orange (?) on Slimlobe Globeberry flower