Cloudy Respite

East toward the Organs

Dr. K, Willow and I got a real break this morning; clouds obscured the sun for much of our trek.  A slight breeze offered even more respite from the heat, and we "enjoyed" the hike a bit more than we have of late.

Needless to say we didn't add any extra distance today because we didn't want to press our luck; the fully sunny desert might appear at any moment, roasting and broiling us simultaneously.

Picacho

View from LDR-A

Heading northward down LDR-A arroyo

Flank of Tortugas

This & next:  Willow in one of her favorite shady spots

This & next:  our favorite yucca

Looking northward down the right branch

These guys appeared to be searching the desert

Headed south they turned eastward and then north near us

This & next:  different helicopter over the mountains

This & next:  westward over the right branch arroyo

Tortugas and the Organs