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Friday, November 11, 2011

End of the Week Hike

Heading down the foothills trail
A dense overcast acted as a blanket to keep temperatures from dropping too low overnight, but it was still 30 degress Farenheit when we started off this morning.  Except for Jimmy, who we saw near the end of our hike, nobody else was out braving the elements.  The fauna wasn't out in abundance, either.  Other than the omnipresent birds, we saw no other animals.
Closeup of an Ocotillo wand


Overcast sky

Between here and the Organ Mountains


Becca at work

Back up to the foothills

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

That ocotillo wand looks like a sculpture.

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