Different Face of the Desert

Mostly cloudy over Tortugas Mountain

There was almost no sun on our morning outing.  And the wind was still quite strong.  I wore a thin Adidas windbreaker throughout the hike, and never did feel too warm.  Becca did the entire trek in her one-piece suit.  We heard and saw quite a few hummingbirds out and about.  It's entirely understandable, but it still amazes me, how the Hummers make their appearance at exactly the same time the Ocotillo flowers are opening up their throats to accomodate the hummingbirds' needle-like beaks.


New from the old



Yet another Hummer

The trail ahead

Brilliant Ocotillo flower

The Organ Mountains

Way ahead of the pack(rat)

A steep trail up the mountain