Thank you, Wind

Vista of the northern Chihuahuan Desert

I felt lucky this morning because a hot desert was made much more bearable by a constant wind.  I'd like to believe that the cooling wind had a somewhat similar benefit for Becca, but dogs don't sweat and, therefore, do not experience perspiration evaporating in the wind.  Canines cool themselves by panting and perspiring from their foot pads.  I sometimes wonder if wind across a dog's tongue and into its mouth and lungs would provide a similar evaporative-cooling process, though obviously in a far less efficient manner than in humans.

On a long, dusty road

The foothills of Tortugas Mountain

Very small dry arroyo

Two trucks truckin' up the mountain road

Westminster Dog Show pose

Devil's Claw

Rain Lily

A bend in the road

Ocotillo forest

Exceptionally tall Ocotillos, some 20' or higher

Time for a shady respite

Becca enjoying a long break in the shade

Headed back up the mountain