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| Could be Fendler's Ragwort |
Dr. K, Becca and I were ready to head out for a hike after an early morning rain, and just as we were about to step outside it began raining again. As a result we didn't get on the trail (the Grand View for the third day in a row--a record) until 9:30. We had dressed for what we thought would be a cool and perhaps wet trek (long-sleeve shirts, long trousers [I wore my Marmot PreCip jacket]), but the sun came out and began steaming us. The humidity, not surprisingly, was incredibly high, and it was one of the most uncomfortable hikes we've ever taken on, arguably, our favorite trail in the High Rolls/Mountain Park area. We encountered no other hikers during our outing.
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| Not a steer's head, but a chunk of dead tree |
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| Townsend's Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) |
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| Townsend's Solitaire |
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| Tree reflected in water on rock |
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| Smooth Spreading Four O'Clock |
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| Smooth Spreading Four O'Clock |
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| White Sands National Monument from the Grand View Trail |
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| Oscura Mountains, beyond which lies Trinity Site |
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| From the Grand View |
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| Headed down the trail |
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| Apache Plume |
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| A patch of Apache Plume |
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| Another view down the trail |
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| Barren tree, White Sands and the San Andres Mountains |
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| Yet another view of the White Sands |
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| There's a huge white structure in the center left of this photo |
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| Anvil-like clouds |
1 comment:
It is amazing, or maybe alarming, at how close the Trinity Site is to this area.
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