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| This kind of day so far (2:05 p.m.) in the Chihuahuan Desert |
Becca and I got an early start on our morning hike, and the weather was fairly warm for mid-February: 46F when we headed out. The cloud cover, no doubt, kept the temperature up, and the skies remained cloudy all day (so far). We had a nice, somewhat shorter trek because I thought I detected a slight hitch in Becca's giddyup. She was good throughout the outing, though, and she seems all right here at home. We saw a few other enthusiasts on and about the mountain, but the Sunset Parking lot was sparsely populated with vehicles when we got back to Whitey the CR-V. I did take my Garmin GPS unit with me and used it to mark a track during our trek, but I didn't feel compelled to do a screenshot of the Google Earth satellite image.
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| Same scene as yesterday, different weather conditions |
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| Hiking along the ridge west of Tortugas Mountain |
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| Becca on the ridge line |
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| This and the next 2: Lyreleaf Jewelflowers |
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| Having a blast in the cloudy weather |
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| Sandy section of the desert west of the mountain |
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| Nerisyrenia Camporum |
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| Bushwhacking Becca |
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| Checking out the area |
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| Scouting around |
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| White-winged Dove |
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| The same White-winged Dove |
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| Soaptree Yucca and the Franklin Mountains |
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| Soaptree Yuccas and the Franklin Mountains |
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| Bicolor Fanmustard |
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| More mustards |
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| This and the next: Lyreleaf Jewelflowers |
1 comment:
Doves are some of the most common birds we see in this area, but they're still some of my favorites, especially their birdsong.
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