Long Hike with Wind

All red flowers are Claret Cup Hedgehog Cactus

It was very warm when we got out there this morning for our regular trek--and windy.  The wind was a surprise.  We're headed for a high of 87F today.

Since the Basset people and their hounds were in the vicinity we bushwhacked out of the LDR-A arroyo eastward, crossing both the right and left branch arroyos before climbing the hill east of the left branch and bushwhacking over to the ridge west of the Organs.

We followed the ridge northward descending the hill next to the lone Soaptree and looping back to the left branch before completing the rest of our usual hike.

This & next:  Three wise men

Yucca Knight and the Pips

In an alternate arroyo

Willow

Black side-by-side

Tortugas and the Organs

Lone Soaptree on the hill, elevation 4210 feet

Little barrel cactus and mutation?

Conglomerate rock

This & next:  Claret cup and Soaptree Yucca

This & next:  bee and Claret Cup

Bouquet