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| Up the Barr Canyon Loop into Soledad Canyon |
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| Dr. K and Becca forge ahead while I take photos |
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| Rainbow Hedgehog Cactus |
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| Mesquite Tree flowers |
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| The "plume" that gives Apache Plume its name |
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| Apache Plume in Soledad Canyon |
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| A monolith and its shadow |
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| Hula skirt just waiting for a warm body to hop inside |
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| It was a hot one this morning |
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| Sotol lines the sides of the trail |
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| Soaptree Yucca stalks (Sotol stalks upper right) |
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| Striking for the canyon |
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| Sotol and its crooked flower stalk |
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| Closeup of the flower stalk |
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| Apache Plume |
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| Hole in the rock |
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| Cholla flowers (at home) |
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| "Blind" Prickly Pear Cactus flower (at home) |
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| Large Cholla (at home) |
3 comments:
The Apache Plume blossoms had a nice white-pink tint to them.
Some especially spectacular images today, Packrat. I really like "Apache Plume in Soledad Canyon."
If we come to visit once we move to Colorado (May 2018!), I want some of those huevos revueltos con chorizo; Kali says that she thinks I would live on sausage alone if I had the choice. :)
By the way, your last post about running into "Bear" reminded me that we had a young male black bear in the neighborhood last week. It was first seen in the back yard of some people who live about 3/4-mile from me, downstream and just outside of my preserve. Then it made its way into the county park that's downstream of my preserve--right on the border of Philadelphia. It eluded the Game Commission boys for several days, but they finally treed it and tranquilized it. Supposedly, it was moved to State Game Lands (where it can be shot during hunting season). In any case, if you realized how suburban our neighborhood is, you'd be astonished that a bear made its way here. Bears appear occasionally; most seem to come west from New Jersey and wander through the 'burbs at night until they're finally tracked down.
Thanks, Scott. When you come to visit I'll make a point of making those special scrambled eggs.:)
Interesting story about the black bear. It's a shame we've usurped so much of their habitat that we have to tranquilize them and ship them somewhere else. And, of course, as climate conditions worsen we'll see more critters coming into "our" habitat seeking vital resources.
:(
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