Whew!

Which angle would you assign to this slope?

The sun was out full-bore this morning, and, boy, did we feel it.  Plus it was humid as all get out.  We had a nice steady rain early yesterday evening, and then it rained some more overnight.  A steady breeze would have made conditions more bearable, but there was barely a breath of wind in the desert, making for the exact kind of weather I tolerate least.

It's a lot less steep on the foothills trail

Marlboro Country

A very large Ocotillo resplendent in greenery

That's a Roadrunner in the Yucca

Becca doesn't see it yet

There it goes--almost too fast to photograph

Now she sees it!

A late-blooming Cholla

Same pose as above, different Ocotillo

Desert Cottontail hightailing it