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All "clouds over the Organs" unless otherwise captioned
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Very cold overnight and into the morning hours; our furnace came on several times before dawn. It was 46F with a stiff wind when Frio, Willow and I started our trek. Although the Heelers stuck with their regular outerwear I had a long-sleeve shirt, trousers, a vest and my Marmot PreCip on. I had to don my gloves before we'd hiked very far.
I thought about abbreviating the hike due to the miserable conditions, but surprised myself by trekking all the way to First Arroyo. We popped inside for a very short respite before heading back.
Perhaps the biggest surprise on this wintry morning was the discovery of two separate clumps of Claret Cup Hedgehog Cacti blooming fairly profusely; they are pictured below.
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All red flowers are Claret Cup Cactus
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Frio and Willow
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All birds are Turkey Vultures
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Frio and Willow
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Mormon Tea blossoming
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1 comment:
Gorgeous photos of the clouds over the Organs. I especially like the ones with the sun streaming through the clouds.
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