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Weather conditions at start |
I got an early start on a morning hike west of Tortugas Mountain today, and on the outbound leg I saw only one guy hiking with his dog. He was coming up behind me, and when I pulled over to let them pass, he said, "We're going right"--meaning they were headed down the "New Trail."
The weather was humid and cloudy, and it seemed as if the rain could start at any moment; fortunately it didn't. Clouds obscured the sun, and conditions were quite cool for this first day of October.
On the way back in I encountered Renee and his dog, Rayo, on the mountain road, and they stopped to chat briefly--well, Renee did. Rayo scouted around the territory while he wasn't letting me pet him. I learned that Renee is a retired astronomy professor from the local university. While he and I talked, my pal Jimmy came up the road, and I introduced him to Renee. I didn't have time to visit for long, though, because I needed to drive the Jeep Commander over to Bogart's Car Repair to see about having its rodent-gnawed wires replaced.
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Way past their "use by" date |
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This and the next: clouds over the Organ Mountains |
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This and the next: autumn touches the Ocotillos |
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This road |
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Looking northeast |
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Yellowing Ocotillo |
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Soaptree and Ocotillos |
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Nearly all yellow Ocotillo |
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Looking back toward Tortugas |
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West of the mountain |
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Desert Marigolds |
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Indecision |
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This kind of morning in the northern Chihuahuan Desert |
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Dayflower amidst Soaptree Yucca leaves |
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Further west of Tortugas |
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Lots of Desert Marigolds |
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Huge old Ocotillo |
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To the Organs |
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Typical desert flora |
1 comment:
Nice photo of the dayflower peeking out of the yucca fronds.
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