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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Long, Cool Hike

The western slope of Tortugas Mountain
It felt really good out there this morning as Becca and I did a long hike west of Tortugas Mountain.  No encounter with Chihuahua dogs.  No looney-tune hunters shooting off rounds for the hell of it.  Only a brief hello to a woman jogger and the elderly gentleman who always hikes with a stick.  65 degrees with a cool breeze was perfect for a long trek.
Not exactly a geode

Best trekker friend

On the crosscut trail

This arroyo ran heavily in recent rains


Computer-enhanced photo of Tortugas Mountain


1 comment:

Dr. K said...

Both you and Becca seemed very happy after the hike.

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