Unexpected Rain

Just getting started and getting rained on

My weather app read 1% chance of rain this morning so Dr. K, Willow and I were quite surprised when precipitation started coming down just before we left for our daily trek.  We didn't wait for it to abate, however, leaving while the rain was falling; it was still raining when we got out of the CR-V at the trailhead.  After about one-fourth of the hike the rain gave out, and we enjoyed a fairly cool outing in our section of the northern Chihuahuan Desert.

Distant view of Picacho

Dayflowers

Rain clouds over Tortugas and the Organs

Barrel Cactus and the long view

Storm

Ocotillos

What a beauty Willow is

Barrel and buds

Raining over the Organs

Twin-leaf Senna

Green desert

 

Trailing Four O'Clock

Prickly pears

Coulter's Wrinklefruit

Another green vista

Green vista with sun rays

After Rain Broil

Tortugas and the Organs

It rained overnight, and in the morning it was cool, at first, for Dr. K, Willow and me during our daily trek.  But then the sun began pounding down, and, combined with high humidity, it began feeling as if we were all being broiled.  Nevertheless we completed our regular route, thankful to finally reach the CR-V where we could revel in the air-conditioned ride home.

Black-throated Sparrow

Another view of the mountains

LDR-A arroyo

This & next:  same barrel cactus

Willow relaxing near the middle branch arroyo

Long way to Tortugas

White-thorn Acacia in the right branch arroyo

Last 2:  distant view of Tortugas and the Organs

 

Sprinkled On

Start of hike

Slight delay for Dr. K, Willow and me before we got started this morning; it was raining lightly.  It rained again while we were out on the trail, but we only got sprinkled on during the entire trek.  Grocery shopping day for me and Dr. K today--me at Albertsons, she at Target.

Soaptree Yucca and ocotillos on a hill

Between here and the mountains

This & next:  it's called Spectacle Pod for a reason

Willow and a barrel cactus

Interesting light

Sit Willow

Barrel cacti

Wet, green ocotillos

Ocotillos and White-thorn Acacia

 

Barrel cactus with buds

This & next:  triple barrel cactus

Coulter's Wrinklefruit

Breezy to Windy

The long view

Pretty hot out there this morning for Dr. K, Willow and me.  We did our regular hike thankful for the breeze that turned into an occasional wind.

Slimlobe Globeberry flower

Gambel's Quail and Desert Cardinal

Bushwhacking

Willow and Dr. K

Willow and me

To be IDd later

Stingleaf

Last 2:  barrel cactus