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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Day Two

Dog in foothills
The temperature is slowly dropping here in mid-September, but it was still a bit hot when we were out on the trail.  The Chihuahuan Desert is a high desert, though, and the nighttime lows will soon be dipping into the 50s.  It's already in the low 50s in the high country, and we'll be traveling to High Rolls in a few days.  Can't wait.
Barrel Cactus blossoms

Barrel Cactus flower


Still blooming in mid-September

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2 comments:

Scott said...

Where are the High Rolls?

September 14, 2011 at 6:59 AM
packrat said...

High Rolls/Mountain Park are in the Sacramento Mountains of southern New Mexico.

September 14, 2011 at 2:54 PM

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