Double Drat!

West of Tortugas Mountain this morning

We were three-quarters of the way through our hike this morning when Becca let out a loud yelp and held her right leg up for me to examine.  I carefully checked the pads on her right paw, but found no sign of a puncture would or bite.  She limped the rest of the way to the car, and I made a call to the vet as soon as we got home to order a prescription of Rimadyl.  Becca will have to be out of trekking circulation for at least a week.  This puts a damper on our plans to head up to the Sacramento Mountains tomorrow.  We'll have to postpone our trip to another time.

Two views of the City of the Crosses

Las Cruces

Old-timer Soaptree Yucca

Cow Tongue Prickly Pear (Opuntia engelmannii var. linguiformis)

Tortugas and the Organs

Deep, narrow arroyo west of the mountain

Looking the other way in the arroyo

Whitethorn Acacia in the arroyo

Small green bee on a type of ragwort?

Where the arroyo widens

Some Barrel Cacti have yet to blossom

Ocotillos and the Organ Mountains

View of the mountains

Having a rest

Doña Ana Mountains

Yucca and Ocotillos

Black-tailed Jackrabbit looking coy

Black-tailed Jackrabbit, aka "American Hare"

On our way back up the mountain

Yet another Ocotillo image