Near Miss

These jets were obviously miles apart

The blog title refers to the near miss we had with the gentleman who hikes with his two dogs every morning (image 5).  We often cross paths with him in the desert; he's a friendly, untalkative sort whose dogs have finally stopped growling at Becca.  We did bump into JC and Shaque, however, and we hiked with them around the loop on the near west side of Tortugas Mountain.  Shaque and Becca get on just fine, though I sometimes have to caution Becca not to play too roughly with her elderly buddy.

Scouting for critters

West side of Tortugas Mountain on a sunny, windy morning

What has captured Becca's attention?

This:  a fellow hiker (right) with one of his two dogs in the lead (far left)

On the foothills trail heading back