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Friday, January 31, 2014

Comes the Wind--Again

Sunrise at the ranch
Becca and I were out to the mountain before the worst of the wind picked up; but it started worsening when we were hiking with JC and Shaque on the inner loop trail.  It's supposed to get even worse than yesterday, 25- to 35-mile-per-hour sustained winds with gusts to 45 mph and 50 mph.  When the wind blows that powerfully in the desert there's always dust in the sky--as there was yesterday.  And it's looking like it will be even dustier today.  Yuck.
A particularly interesting Creosote Bush

Up the western slope of Tortugas Mountain

Trail through the arroyo

Higher in the foothills

Clouds come and go

Sunny in the west

Pausing for a look at Tortoise Mountain

Prickly Pear (foreground), Franklin Mountains on the horizon

Clouds return over Tortugas Mountain and the Organ Mountains

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3 comments:

Scott said...

The dust in the air may make for some awe-inspiring sunrises and sunsets, Packrat--a silver lining in the windstorm. Your first image is very, very nice, by the way, and I like the image of the Franklin Mountains behind the prickly pears.

January 31, 2014 at 12:55 PM
packrat said...

Thanks, Scott. You're right about dust in the air making for fabulous sunrises and sunsets. Not so good for the old throat, however.

:)

January 31, 2014 at 4:48 PM
Dr. K said...

I like the photo of Becca craning her neck to get a good sniff of that creosote bush.

January 31, 2014 at 4:55 PM

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