After Yesterday's Bad Wind

Above the mouth of Right Branch Arroyo

After yesterday's wind-abbreviated hike it was a pleasure for all of us to get out early on a pleasant morning.  It did cloud up a bit toward the end of our trek, but not enough to cause consternation.

As soon as we exited the CR-V at the start, though, we had to alter route to avoid the Basset people and their hounds who were approaching us on the upper flatland road.  Therefore we headed south toward Tellbrook before bushwhacking eastward across a few steep hills and deep valleys.

We ended up descending into the right branch arroyo from its mouth, descending it to the junction with the left, ascending the left, heading down the middle and then ascending the right branch the opposite way we came down.  A bit of a more strenuous hike, but worth the effort.

Prickly Pears and Ocotillos

Fishhook Barrel Cactus

This & next:  Right Branch Arroyo

Soaptree Yucca and the mountains

Three barrel cacti

Distant view of Tortugas and the Organs

Clouds over the Organs

Those are not pimples on the Claret Cup Hedgehog Cactus

This & next:  the "O"s

Cloudy Organs

Soaptree in the left branch arroyo

Female and male House Finch

Cactus Wren on yucca

Organs with clouds

This & next:  Picacho and surroundings

"O"s again

Guess I like clouds on the Organs

This & next:  Desert Evening Primrose

Tortugas and the Organs