Might as Well Hit 100

Black-throated Sparrow

Becca and I got a fairly early start west of Tortugas Mountain this morning, and for half the hike the weather conditions didn't seem too bad.  It was about 75F with the slightest of breezes.  But as our bodies heated up and the breeze disappeared it became quite uncomfortable out there.  Neither the Beckster nor I were exactly enthused about our return to the lower elevations of the northern Chihuahuan Desert.

Singing for something

Ocotillos on a hill

Prickly Pear pad about to bite another

Back to hiking in the hot desert

Plumed Crinklemat in the upper foothills

Plume Crinklemat (Tiquilia greggii)

Whitethorn Acacia

This and the next two:  Vinca