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| Becca behind the mountain |
The Sunset Side of Tortugas Mountain was absolutely jam-packed this morning--perhaps owing to the fact that this is "moving-in day" at New Mexico State University--so Becca and I went around to the Monte Vista area of the mountain. There were four vehicles in the parking lot, but we encountered only one person, a mountain biker, on the east side. Our explorations led me to find several more Barrel Cacti in bloom, and I was able to get some nice images of the flowers, along with a bonus bee. Although, unlike yesterday, it was sunny this morning, the temperature was significantly cooler, and the Beckster and I were able to get in a normal trek.
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| Boulder |
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| Yuccas |
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| Break time |
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| This behavior prompted by a mountain biker with radio blaring |
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| Little yucca forest |
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| Galaxies colliding |
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| Further away from Tortugas |
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| Trekking through an isolated section of desert |
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| Almost back to the outer loop road |
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| Inside a deep, narrow arroyo |
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| Deep, rugged arroyo southwest of Tortugas Mountain |
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| Quite a few Barrel Cacti were in bloom |
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| This pollinator showed up while I photographed this blossom |
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| It was quite cooperative |
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| I believe it's Diadasia, aka "Cactus Bee" |
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| Same bee |
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| Talk about immersing yourself in your work |
1 comment:
I really like the gorgeous photos of the barrel cactus flowers and the cactus bee. (Never knew there was such a creature as a cactus bee.)
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