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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Low Before High

A beautiful sky over the desert
We did a quick hike in the lower elevations before driving up to the High Desert Research Institute in High Rolls, New Mexico.  Not long after arriving in the high country we spotted a gaggle of Wild Turkeys on the grounds of the institute.  Bad picture, though, because I had to shoot the image through a dirty window.  My bad.
An overcast kept the temperature down

The Franklin Mountains near El Paso


Dark skies over the Organ Mountains

Always looking ahead


Wild turkeys at HIDRI


1 comment:

Dr. K said...

Those turkeys do not look like the ones you buy in the store.

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