Woden's Day Trek

Starting to bushwhack

The Heelers and I basically did the same hike we did yesterday only a bit shorter; we bushwhacked a little less because we'd done so much on Tuesday.  We saw a few other people out there--a woman running with her white dog and some guy driving a small passenger car on dirt roads not meant for ordinary vehicles.

We stayed far away from everybody because we were crossing the desert where there were no trails, just sandy washes, arroyos and gaps in the vegetation.  Willow and Frio like it that way because they often spot Jackrabbits running away from us and that gets their Heeler juices flowing.

The only thing I dislike about the area where we've been hiking is trudging back up the long dirt road to our CR-V; it's like trekking across a sandy beach where people have been playing volleyball.

Passing through this type of terrain

On break

Prickly Pear

This and the next:  Ocotillo and the mountains

Torrey Yucca flowers

All reds are Scarlet or Claret Cup Hedgehog Cacti

Soaptrees in the hills west of Tortugas

Desert Sumac