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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Near Miss

Down that single-track again
Last night we got a few sprinkles, but were surprised to discover from the 10:00 pm news that a huge cloudburst had happened just a mile or so north of us, creating driving hazards on Sonoma Ranch Road near Tortugas Mountain.  The major arroyo over there ran heavily, and fast-moving rainwater cut deep ruts into the surrounding desert.  There was some evidence of thunderstorm activity around Tortugas when Beccan and I went hiking this morning, but it seems the brunt of the downpour occurred slightly to the north of the mountain.
One hot dog

Big Bend Patchnose Snake

Count the White-winged Doves (did you include those in the lower right?)

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2 comments:

packrat said...

Scott: I was finally able to ID that cactus back in the "Rain Delay" post, with help from Wynn Anderson from UTEP's Centennial Garden: Coryphantha macromeris (Nipple Beehive Cactus).

August 26, 2015 at 6:04 PM
Dr. K said...

12 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.

August 28, 2015 at 1:56 PM

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