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Friday, August 11, 2023

Cooler Start

Soaptree Yucca and early morning sky
The four of us got a big break at the start of our hike this morning:  the sun was behind clouds and there was a persistent breeze.

The sun did emerge during our outing, and the temperature rose noticeably.  But the sun disappeared periodically and the breeze kept up.  All in all not a bad trek.

Some pleasant surprises were had today:  the unexpected rainbow in the western sky and the Swainson's Hawk who flew nearly overhead while we were taking a shade/water break in the right branch arroyo.

Surprise rainbow west

View from LDR-A arroyo

Hare and Prickly Pear

"O"s at rest

This & next:  Swainson's Hawk


Morning sun behind clouds

 

1 comment:

Dr. K said...

Beautiful photos of the Swainson's Hawk, especially the last one. It was nice to see that rainbow this morning.

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