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Saturday, October 23, 2010

Saturday at Tortugas

Nebulous cloud over Tortugas Mountain
We ran into a few joggers in the desert this morning, but the area around Tortugas Mountain was relatively people free.  Toward the end of the hike we encountered two women hiking with their dog.  Becca felt it incumbent upon her to play with the male dog, who didn't seem particularly interested in her.  We also found a string of helium-filled balloons that had somehow come to rest on a creosote bush.

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


1 comment:

Dr. K said...

Those balloons look Fellini-esque.

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