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This and the next: morning weather, looking south |
Not long after an early start this morning I ran into a guy named Steve and his Australian Shepherd, Buddy, near the dilapidated white shack at the side of the mountain road. He and I talked for a long time while Buddy found sticks to chew briefly before dropping. Buddy even picked up a flattened plastic bottle and tossed it around for a bit. Buddy is the type of Aussie who has one blue eye and one brown. While Steve and I were talking cold rain fell for a few minutes before stopping. We went separate ways after that.
I did an extra-long trek west of Tortugas, bushwhacking into areas I'd not been in for a spell; all during my explorations I couldn't get over the vast number of Desert Marigolds still in bloom all over the desert. I photographed a good many of the flowers, but they never seem to translate well into images. That's never stopped me from shooting too many pics, which I did again this morning (117).
While I was heading back, approaching the road to the mountaintop, I saw my pal Jimmy waiting at the side of the road. We met each other there and chatted for a good long time. He was headed to the crest.
There were quite a few outdoor enthusiasts on and about Tortugas this morning, reveling, perhaps, in the unusually cool and cloudy conditions. So far (2:36 p.m.) it's stayed cloudy all day.
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Looking northeast |
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South |
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Yucca comb-over |
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Picacho Peak |
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Bushwhacking to the southeast |
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This and the next 3: Barrel Cactus |
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Way off the beaten path |
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Baby Barrel Cactus |
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This and the next: Desert Marigolds are blooming all over |
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This and the next: two views of the same Soaptree Yucca and Barrel Cactus |
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Desert Marigolds, Ocotillo, Mountain |
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Hedgehog Cactus |
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The long road |
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Organ Mountains |
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Chihuahuan Flax |
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Desert Marigolds and Velvety Nerisyrenia |
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The narrow "New Trail" |
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Cactus family with infants |
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This and the rest: Chihuahuan Flax |
1 comment:
I really like those photos of the flax and the desert marigolds. The desert looks beautiful in these pics.
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