Mountain Weather

Double rainbow

You've got to love the mountains and their unpredictable weather.  With 0% chance of precipitation yesterday it started to rain fairly hard in the late afternoon, producing the double rainbow you see in the first two images.  The rain lasted for a little over an hour, muddying things up just enough to force us to step cautiously on our morning hike along the Grand View Trail.  The rain had a residual effect, too, leaving enough moisture in the air to make for a humid, uncomfortable hike today.  The extra precipitation has had a positive effect as well, bringing out more insects for birds to feed on.  This morning we saw more birds on our property than we've seen in the past five years.

Rainbow's end: our pump house (though I found no gold inside)

Becca looking for her buddies

Where are they?

Vista from the Grand View, a New Mexico rails-to-trails trail

One of Becca's favorites

White Sands National Monument

Midpoint ramada

The very high desert

Heading down the Grand View Trail

Shady respite

Heading back