Chilled Trekkers

This & next:  Soaptree Yucca putting up its flower stalk

50F when Dr. K, Willow, Frio and I started off this morning; it wouldn't have felt too bad had it not been for a stiff, cold wind.  We all warmed up pretty quickly, though.

Got a glimpse of the Basset people and their hounds as we were descending LDR-A, but they were already in the Tellbrook Arroyo heading west toward home.

A Swainson's Hawk was circling in a hunt for prey out toward the Organs, but I couldn't get any good images of it.

All in all we had a pretty good outing today in our section of northern Chihuahuan Desert.

Another Soaptree Yucca putting up a flower stalk

This & next:  Tortugas and the Organs

Withered Torrey Yucca blossoms

Ocotillo buds

Hare or Prickly Pear?

This & next:  faded yucca blossoms

Soaptree Yucca flower stalks

Willow and Frio

Down an arroyo

Tortugas and the Organs

New flower stalk from a Soaptree Yucca

This & next:  small mesquite tree in the right branch

Last 2:  Feather Dalea in front of Little-leaf Sumac