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| Beyond the Tularosa Basin, White Sands National Monument |
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| Is the right side of this hill barren due to overgrazing? |
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| Red earth rich in iron oxide |
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| A potential culprit in the overgrazing theory |
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| An enormous Cholla, well over 6' 5" |
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| Apricot trees in bloom near Bridal Veil Falls |
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| Dr. K and Packrat in front of the falls |
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| One happy hiker |
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| Did I hear a bear? |
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| Haley |
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| Snoopy and the Red Baron |
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| Hoss |
5 comments:
A very doggy day.
I can't believe the trees are in bloom there! It was 29 degrees here this morning!
Were those apricot trees planted there? Had it been an orchard?
It's been pretty nice here, Caroline, although we're supposed to drop to 24 F. tonight.
Yes, Scott, there was an orchard there--planted by the rancher whose ranch-house ruins I've photographed earlier--but some of the apricot trees must have sprouted as volunteers because they're up into the canyon where the falls is, in a pretty precarious area.
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