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| A couple of trucks in the Monte Vista parking lot this morning |
When Becca is on the Injured Reserve list I hate having to tell her "You're staying here, girl" as I'm about to leave on a morning trek. She's so disappointed, and I feel so guilty. Then, when I'm hiking alone in the desert, I often feel depressed without her. We've hiked together nearly every day for ten years. We have to keep her off her gimpy leg, though, until it's healed; there's no relenting. I did take her into our arroyo twice this morning, and Dr. K took her once. Still, it's not what she's used to doing, and she's highly routinized. I did have the good fortune of running into my pal Jimmy when I was finishing up my hike. He was just pulling into the Monte Vista parking lot, and we chatted for twenty minutes or so near the ramada before going our separate ways.
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| Clouds over Tortugas |
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| Different weather depending on which way you look |
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| Arnold Palmer |
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| Looking northwest along the mountain |
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| Heading east |
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| Yuccas on a steep slope |
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| What's it going to be? |
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| Getting around behind the mountain |
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| Ran into this beauty on the south side of Tortugas |
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| It was mildly interested in me |
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| Rock Squirrel (Spermophilus variegates) |
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| Organ Mountains |
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| Small yucca |
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| Closer look |
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| Trail away from the mountain |
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| Say's Phoebe |
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| Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) |
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| Crazy scene |
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| The rugged Organ Mountains |
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| Organ Mountains, closer look |
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| Clouds come and go |
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| Finishing up this morning's trek |
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| Last look |
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| Boulders at the mouth of the arroyo that runs beside our house |
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| Looking at the boulders from the east |
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| A highly dissatisfied canine |
1 comment:
I love the deep shade of blue of the sky in the first few photos.
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