Changing Weather

Picacho (Sp. = "peak") Peak

The thickening clouds made it apparent that we're heading for a significant meteorological change; and it was quite humid out in the desert.  Becca and I had a nice long hike into the outback.  The very best thing about today's outing was running into JC and his beautiful dog, Shaque, who are down from Alaska to spend the winter in the northern Chihuahuan Desert.  Shaque, a black Lab, is now fifteen years old.  Wow!

Feeling chipper

Clouds portend a weather change

On a hill west of Tortugas Mountain

This is a rock, not a cookie, and I didn't take a bite of it

Tortoise Mountain from a long way off

The storm's coming in from the northwest

Barrel Cactus

Pastel mountains beyond Las Cruces