Tuesday Trek

Tortugas Mountain's western flank

The weather was cool this morning when Becca and I set off across the Chihuahuan Desert for a long hike.  We explored some single-track mountain bike trails that hadn't been used in a long time.  We had to bushwhack in places where the trails weren't visible, but we found our track without much trouble.  Becca has a great nose for finding the route.

Green Mesquite Trees in a dry arroyo

This large Barrel Cactus was damaged by February deep freeze

Tortugas and the Organ Mountains



Desert Dog



Mesquite Trees line a bone-dry arroyo

Climbing the heights

Vast stretch of Chihuahuan Desert

Devil's Claw

Shinto shrine