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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Picnic

At home in High Rolls
Foregoing a morning hike for a picnic turned out to be a sterling idea--except it was a little chilly at Sunspot (elevation 9,200 feet).  Becca, however, would have preferred a long mountain trek.  Returning to High Rolls we drove through three or four hail storms/thunderstorms that gave us pause.  It was raining pretty hard in High Rolls, too, forcing us to sit in the car for a bit before going inside the house.  A swell time was had by all.
View south from the High Desert Research Institute

Packrat and his mother at Sunspot Observatory

Dr. K and Mae, Sunspot, New Mexico


Serious picnickers

Party of four

2 comments:

Dr. K said...

It was great to have a picnic with Mae.

Scott said...

I'll bet it's great to get out of the desert for a while and up at higher elevations.

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