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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Brutal but Beautiful Hike II


Today we saw our first Rain Lily of the rainy season.

A long view of the flank of Tortugas Mountain with the Organ Mountains in the background.

A distant view of Tortugas.

Ocotillo and a late-blooming Yucca.



Closeup of the Yucca flowers.

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

I love the combination of the yucca flower and the ocotillo.

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