Healthy Dewpoint

Make up your mind

Becca and I were on the trail by 6:45 this morning, but we weren't able to avoid the heat due to an elevated dewpoint (54 degrees Fahrenheit), which is quite healthy for the beginning of summer.  A high dewpoint indicates moisture-laden air; with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s and brilliant sunshine conditions might be ripe for afternoon thunderstorms.  If we see clouds building on the horizon in the late afternoon we could get some precipitation by early evening.  Let's hope so; in the northern Chihuahuan Desert we can always use the rain.

Slashing toward the crest

White-thorn Acacia

It may not look hot, but it is

Leveling off

Here comes the sun, little darling

There's no avoiding it now

Flank of Tortugas and the Organ Mountains

Ocotillos, Prickly Pears and Hedgehog Cactus on a high plateau

Contrail sky

Shredded clouds

Stepping back for a wider view

Becca in the shadow of a kachina