On a windless day, dust clouds near Bishop's Cap |
Late Fall in the Chihuahuan Desert |
On a dusty road |
"Thumbs up" Yucca |
The magnificent Organ Mountains |
Large stand of Soaptree Yuccas |
On a windless day, dust clouds near Bishop's Cap |
Late Fall in the Chihuahuan Desert |
On a dusty road |
"Thumbs up" Yucca |
The magnificent Organ Mountains |
Large stand of Soaptree Yuccas |
An abundance of desert flora |
A flock of baby Soaptree Yuccas |
A forest of Creosote Bushes |
Soaptree Yuccas can get much taller than this |
Two curious Mule Deer |
Should we go or stay? |
Not much worried about a dog and her human |
Find the four Mule Deer |
There they are up on a ridge |
Straight shot into the lower desert |
Wooden pallets piled up for a bonfire |
Any treats for me? |
Tortugas Mountain from a western arroyo |
High desert |
A rocky pass |
Down canyon to White Sands |
High desert flora, Pinyon Pines and Junipers |
Along the Grandview Trail |
On the lookout for wild critters |
A cabin in the mountains |
Setting off on the Rim Trail |
The vista from the western escarpment of the Sacramento Mountains |
Bone-white Aspens against an azure sky |
A trail carpeted in brown leaves |
The old Mile Post 6 marker |
The Rim Trail is pretty narrow all the way |
G loved K 25 years ago. Where are they now? |
We three |
Barely sniffing for bear
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Starting down canyon |
Sacramento Mountains near High Rolls, New Mexico |
What are you waiting for? |
Wilderness dog |
Cottonwoods along Fresnal Creek |
Abandoned ranch house near Bridal Veil Falls |
Dr. K and Becca |
Becca and Packrat |
This & next: Soaptree Yuccas 34F when we started off this morning, but no wind. Sunshine made it feel quite bearable out there. We did...