Enjoying the Warmth

The ramada at the Sunset Parking area

The wind was up when we started off this morning, and at 33 F. it felt pretty chilly.  But by the midpoint of the hike the wind had stopped and the sun shone brightly, warming the ambient air temperature.  We're heading for 67 F., a fact I shouldn't reveal to my cousin who's freezing in Kentucky.  We did an equal part of bushwhacking and trail hiking today, but we saw no coyotes or deer.  We did find deer scat and tracks, though.

Plato's analogy of the hikers

Number One canine

In an arroyo far west of Tortugas Mountain

Bushwhacking back to a trail

We use the Yucca (center) to find the single-track trail back to the east

Why they're called "Red-Tail Hawks"