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| Along the foothills trail |
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| No shade break because of the cloud cover |
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| Sun breaking through |
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| Looking west toward the Mesilla (meh-SEE-ya) Valley |
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| Tortugas (left) and the Organ Mountains |
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| Water for a parched desert |
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| A lot of desert before you reach the Organs |
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| South toward the gap |
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| Looking back to the Tortoise |
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| Inverted spur |
3 comments:
I like the sky in "Along the Foothills Trail."
Two Januarys ago, I visited my father (now deceased) who then was living in northern San Diego County, CA. Late one afternoon I decided to hike to the top of a large hill/small mountain (much like Tortugas) that had been protected by the Fallbrook Conservancy. Though the route was only about a mile long, it was a steep climb (at least for me), and I was very tired, winded, and soaked with sweat by the time I finished. On my way back down, I passed an extremely fit young woman who was running up the trail carrying hand weights. She made me feel like such a wimp!
It's called "getting old," Scott, something I know about all too well.
:)
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