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| This is the way the desert looked all during our hike |
It was 47F when Becca and I set off on our morning trek today, and it was just as dreary as yesterday. It felt chilly, but not unusually so; and, fortunately, no breeze to make a wind chill. It stayed cloudy all during our hike, and at times it seemed as if it wanted to rain. No precipitation while we were out there, though. Other nature enthusiasts were on and about the mountain, but we encountered none. After we got back, and I had showered, Dr. K and I went to the county government building to vote. We would have taken Becca with us, but she's not registered, and we didn't want to have to answer to any Republican claims of voter fraud concerning our dog.
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| Becca on a makeup-colored desert floor |
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| Puffy little Cactus Wren |
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| Today's look at the Potrillos |
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| Same Cactus Wren |
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| Same Cactus Wren |
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| Organ Mountains on a cloudy day |
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| Hairy False Goldenaster |
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| Last of the Hairy False Goldenasters |
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| In a wide arroyo west of Tortugas |
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| The far point of today's trek |
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| Desert closeup |
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| Headed back to the mountain |
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| Almost the threat of rain |
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| Yellowing Ocotillo leaves |
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| Closeup of leaves |
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| Not a true geode |
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| Cutleaf Globe Berry |
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| Ripe and unripe fruit of the Cutleaf Globe Berry |
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| Strange to see an Ocotillo budding this late |
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| Closeup of the Ocotillo buds |
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| Pretty little flowers |
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| Poles at the Lineworker school and the Potrillo Mountains |
1 comment:
I like the closeup of the ocotillo buds. Brrrr! I'm ready for the weather to warm up.
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