Clouds over Tortugas |
The huntress |
Tortugas (Tortoise) Mountain |
Mule Deer in arroyo |
A perfect Chihuahuan Desert day |
Clouds over Tortugas |
The huntress |
Tortugas (Tortoise) Mountain |
Mule Deer in arroyo |
A perfect Chihuahuan Desert day |
Soaptree Yuccas and Tortugas Mountain |
A look down the trail leading back toward the mountain |
A desert grassland |
Desert scout |
Snow Geese heading for Bosque del Apache |
Torrey Yucca on Tortugas's west side |
The mountain still very much in shadow |
Over hill over dale |
The sinuous foothills of Tortugas Mountain |
Early-morning clouds over Tortugas |
Scouting the trail ahead |
Ligh and shadow on the mountain's west side |
Tortugas and the Organ Mountains |
Curvaceous clouds over the Organs |
A dirt road leads south toward the mountains |
Torrey Yucca blocks the sun |
Old Torrey Yucca |
Ocotillo in Autumn |
Dog on alert |
Dog at work |
Torrey Yucca against a threatening sky |
Full moon over desert boulder |
The Beckster leads the way around Tortugas |
Looking back the way we came |
A lush arroyo |
A dirt road leads over a hill toward the Organ Mountains |
Nebulous cloud over Tortugas Mountain |
Best hiking companion ever |
Tortugas (left) and the Organ Mountains |
The Franklin Mountains near El Paso, Texas |
The dirt road around Tortugas Mountain |
Listening to a coyote in the distance |
Balloons in the desert |
Typical Chihuahuan Desert vegetation |
Bishops Cap (left) and the Franklin Mountains near El Paso, Texas |
Porpoise clouds |
Clouds ride over the Organ Mountains |
The trail around Tortugas, heading toward the Organs |
The flank of Tortugas Mountain (left) and the Organ Mountains |
This photo appears next to the word "intensity" in the dictionary |
The Potrillo Mountains, southern New Mexico |
The long view across the desert |
A glorious desert sky |
Heavy foilage on Tortugas's west side |
The sun shines through yellowing Ocotillo leaves |
Robust Barrel Cactus |
Barrel Cactus fruit |
This is not Annette Funicello on the beach |
This & next: Soaptree Yuccas 34F when we started off this morning, but no wind. Sunshine made it feel quite bearable out there. We did...