Labor Day on the Mountain

Early start under a cloudy sky

Not surprisingly, since it's a long holiday weekend, Tortugas Mountain was crowded with people this morning.  Nice to see so many enthusiasts enjoying the Great Outdoors, but I wish parents would reign in their young children a bit when out in public.  For our entire hike Becca and I could hear kids screaming at the tops of their lungs from the mountaintop.  They weren't yelling words to one another, just screaming their heads off.  Old Fogey alert:  when my brother and I were kids we did not scream; we did not scream because our parents made it crystal clear that screaming was not permitted.

Cool, but with high humidity

Clouds over Tortugas

Looking west

Still overcast to the east

Clearing in the west

The small mountain called "Picacho" (Spanish for "peak")

Doña Ana Mountains

Barrel Cactus still in bloom