Crossing the Crosscut Trail

Never stalk a Greater Roadrunner

To avoid a malodorous encounter with our rotting Coyote buddy Becca and I hiked into the upper foothills, took the single-track west down into the lower desert, followed the Crosscut Trail as it cut between two dirt roads, and then followed one branch back to the road heading northwest.  There we picked up the single-track again, trekked back into the high foothills and headed north on the trail back to the Jeep which was parked near the Sunset Area lot.  It was a pleasant, slightly warm outing this morning; we're headed for 82F today.

Starting down the single-track

You coming?

Large Hedgehog Cactus

Trying to be a pointer

View west of Tortugas

Getting close to a gnarly old Ocotillo

Looking through a gnarly old Ocotillo

Taking a break in the shade of a gnarly old Ocotillo

This Ocotillo's got no leaves

Contrail-streaked sky

Looking up Tortugas Mountain at an odd cloud formation

A lenticular cloud means high winds aloft

U.S.A., U.S.A. Not a flag, but a small cloth pouch (I hung it on a yucca stalk)