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Moon/Power |
Dr. K, Becca and I hit the Grand View Trail at 8:40 a.m. and we spent an hour and forty minutes hiking, exploring and taking photographs. Well, I was taking photographs; Dr. K and Becca were being patient with me. Nevertheless, we all had a good time trekking in excellent weather, and we ran into absolutely no other soul on the trail. Don't mean to sound antisocial, but it's always a real treat to encounter nobody else in a gorgeous setting; it gives the sensation of being the only people on earth, and, currently, the way I'm feeling about earthlings that's a very good feeling to have.
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This and the next three: American Robin |
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Becca on the Grand View |
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Cliffs along the trail |
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Cactus in rock |
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Artsy flowers |
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These flowers |
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Sacramentos from the Grand View |
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B&W dead tree |
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Grand View Trail |
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Three-leaf Sumac showing color |
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Ancient Juniper |
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White Sands |
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Sumac at the side of the trail |
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Sotol with twin stalks |
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Three-leaf Sumac |
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Thought these were Western Soapberry leaves, but now I'm not sure |
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Driving down Orchard Loop |
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Closer to our high country home |
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High Country neighborhood |
1 comment:
Really nice photos of the American robin, Packrat. It looks so majestic.
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