First Storm

Sliver of blue sky

It was damned cold when we set out this morning, with a stiff wind to add to the chill.  Fortunately, we were both dressed appropriately.  The route we took this morning was a loop of 3.42 miles.  We couldn't get back to the car soon enough.  The weather is supposed to deteriorate even more by tomorrow, when our high will only be 25 Farenheit, with a low of 7 F.  On that coyote scat photo:  I don't know what the Canis Latrans ate, but it obviously didn't agree with him.

Trail on the mountain flank

Green coyote scat



Ominous-looking clouds



The trail around Tortugas

Road to the southern Organ Mountains

The Organ Mountains obscurred by heavy cloud cover