Freezing Rain?

Can we beat the rain?

When Becca and I left home this morning the local meteorologist was predicting freezing rain starting at about 7:00 a.m. in El Paso; that would give it about half an hour to get to us.  But after a long hike, and after a long conversation with Jimmy--who we ran into back near the trailhead--we still hadn't gotten any rain, let alone freezing rain.  Right now it still looks as if we could get precipitation, just not of the frozen variety. 

Skies to the south look threatening

Looks chilly, is chilly

Rock with interesting pattern

In a huge arroyo west of Tortugas

Soaptree Yuccas

Almost out of the arroyo now

Looking back

Huge leg bone (cow?)

Steep utility road up the mountain