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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Add Some Wind

West flank of Tortugas Mountain
100 days without rain.  Stir in some gusty winds.  There you have a recipe for some very unpleasant conditions.  We got out of the desert before the blowing dust began, but it's heavy in the air right now.  There were a few other hardcore hikers out, but we didn't run into any.
Somebody shot our cabin

The Crosscut Trail

Becca and Tortugas


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Trail into the valley


1 comment:

Dr. K said...

The wind is almost blowing Becca away, but she doesn't seem to mind.

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