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| Just starting off at the north side of Tortugas Mountain |
Becca and I got an earlier start than on yesterday's hike, hitting the trail out of the Monte Vista area at 7:30 a.m. There were no cars in the parking lot, but we encountered four or five different mountain bikers south and east of Tortugas Mountain. And then, on our way back in, we bumped into two women hikers, one of whom said, "Isn't this nice?" "Beautiful," I said; and it was until it got a tad uncomfortable from the heat and humidity. By then, though, we were finishing up our trek. Rain is in the forecast for today, and now (10:53 a.m.) it's already been sprinkling for twenty minutes or so.
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| Starting to wrap around the east side |
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| Heading west on the road behind the mountain |
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| Well? Let's go |
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| Sotol and boulders |
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| What's that growing in the rock? |
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| It's a Hedgehog Cactus |
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| Heading south on a lesser-used trail |
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| Torrey Yuccas and the Organ Mountains |
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| High foothills on the southeast side of Tortugas Mountain |
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| Yuccas and Tortugas |
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| Close up and personal |
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| The trail that got us here |
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| Heading down a steep, rocky trail |
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| Expanse of Chihuahuan Desert between here and the Organs |
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| Another lonesome road |
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| On the way back |
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| Erosion |
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| Organs in shadow |
1 comment:
Beautiful photos of the landscape this morning. Becca must be very used to waiting for you to take a photo, and I doubt that she cares that she's often the subject.
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