Beating the Rain

Giant divining rod?

Becca and I were able to get in a moderately-long hike west of the Tortoise without getting wet; we weren't even sprinkled on.  I wasn't so lucky when I went grocery shopping in the late morning.  When I came out of Target it was raining quite hard, and it had only lessened a bit by the time I emerged from Albertsons.  Ah, well, you can't have everything.  On a positive note, though, Albertsons had Dale's Pale Ale on sale:  two dollars off the regular cost for a six-pack.  Hurrah! 

Sky is starting to threaten

Velvety Nerisyrenia

Velvety Nerisyrenia is the most common mustard in the Chihuahuan Desert

Really dark to the west

Organ Mountains

The road that crosses between Tortugas and the Organ Mountains

Torrey Yucca beginning to bloom

The trail back into the foothills