Jacket Weather!

Pausing on the trail down

We were quite surprised by the weather when we went outside this morning:  42 degrees Fahrenheit with a minor breeze.  It felt chilly enough to wear a jacket on the hike, though I peeled it off about half way through the trek.  Again there were a fairly high number of outdoors people around the mountain this morning, many of them of college age.  New Mexico State is now into finals week, so I'm guessing that students are out enjoying their new-found freedom.

One of Becca's favorite resting spots

Prickly Pear flower

Several miles west of Tortugas Mountain

The red dot (center) marks a pickup truck's progress up the mountain

Only a few Ocotillos are greening out

Prickly Pear flower and buds

Mountain bikers speeding down a steep single-track trail