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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Desert in Snow 1

One trail up Tortugas Mountain
Strawberry Pitaya Cactus and Prickly Pears under a dusting of snow
Today was the beginning of an odd snow storm that saw warm air coming up from Mexico mixing with a cold front sinking down from the north.  It snowed much of the day, but nothing stuck to paved surfaces--only to the desert earth.  The prediction is for more snow overnight and into tomorrow afternoon.
Devil's Head Cactus in snow

More snow on the way

The Organ Mountain under a light snow cover

Up a snowy arroyo

The Organ Mountains

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3 comments:

Dr. K said...

I like that photo of the devil's head cactus.

January 4, 2013 at 3:54 PM
Jenny-B said...

I must be very naive, or dumb. I didn't know it snowed in the desert (in the US).

January 4, 2013 at 6:00 PM
packrat said...

Hi Jennifer:

Actually, many people are unaware that it snows in the American deserts on occasion. In 1987 El Paso, Texas (in the northern Chihuahuan Desert) got 22.4 inches of snow.

January 5, 2013 at 11:38 AM

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