Bushwhacking

The trail out of the foothills

We started off on the beaten path, but the sheer number of other people hiking with dogs, jogging and riding mountain bikes forced us to bushwhack across the desert.  Bushwhacking in the desert is something you should only do wearing long pants--even in the summer.  Too many fanged plants and animals to leave shins bared.

Shadow and light on Tortugas

Funny cloud over the Franklin Mountains

Working dog

Chihuahuan Desert topography

Geode-type rock

On a deer trail

Long pants necessary for bushwhacking in the desert