Thursday's Titillating Trek

View from LDR-A arroyo

This morning during the coldest part of our trek we kicked up a mule deer that took off at near light speed, leaving no time for me to extract my camera.

Later, as we walked the high ridgeline along the hills west of the Organ Mountains both Frio and Willow kept staring down into the valley as if they were seeing the deer, but I saw nothing.  I even took a photo of the area hoping I could spot the deer later when we got home.  No dice.

We got a good, long hike in today replete with much bushwhacking.  The "O"s were off lead for nearly the duration and they enjoyed themselves mightily.

Headed to the top of this hill

Hedgehog Cactus

Willow and Frio reach the crest

The long view from the top of the hill

Desert flora

Desert between here and the Organs

"O"s kept staring down there

Looking southwest from the hilltop

This & next:  looking west over the "O"s

Long view of Tortugas and the Organs

Closer look at the mountains

Soaptree and the mountains

Hill west of the Organs

Frio tooling along