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| First 9: Soledad Rocks |
Dr. K and I decided to do a hike on the Sierra Vista Trail (Norte) in Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, and we got an early start (7:45) this morning. Before we even got past the Soledad Rocks I had taken way too many photographs because the views were astonishing.
We encountered during our trek two runners, two mountain bikers and a hiker, but, for as far as we traveled, it really was uncrowded out there. The weather was perfect: sunny with a slight breeze. Within a quarter mile of starting we were forced to remove an article of outerwear, though the breeze turned into a chilly light wind not long afterward.
We got in some decent exercise this Sunday morning, so much so that we both felt somewhat tired after our exploration; however, it was a "good" tired.
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| Backlit Desert Willow |
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| Mountain beside the Sierra Vista Trail |
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| Light and shadow |
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| Fading color |
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| Sotol |
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| Drilling for water |
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| Water well drill from a distance |
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| This and the next: moon over Black Mountain |
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| Barrel Cacti, Sotol and the Organ Mountains |
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| This and the next: Sotol and the Organs |
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| Moon over mountain, New Mexico |
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| Heading back |
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| Profile of an ancient one staring at the desert sky |
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| This and the next: almost identical scenic views |
1 comment:
I really like "Moon over Mountain, NM." Beautiful photos, Packrat.
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