First Day of Fall

Foraging for what?

It was slightly below 60 degrees Farenheit when we lit out this morning.  The high is going to be 86.  Can't complain much about the first day of Fall. We had a very pleasant hike until about 1/4 mile from the finish when we had an unpleasant confrontation with a dirt biker who was careless and downright dangerous.  I'll omit the details of the encounter because I don't want to tarnish the rest of this beautiful day.


Favorite mountain bike trail



Canine queen



Late-blooming Cholla (pronounced choy-ya).



Late-blooming Ocotillo (Ok-O-TEE-yo)