Fool Us Once

To the southwest

It rained a bit overnight, and it was partly cloudy and cool when Willow and I set off on our morning hike.  Because the clouds suggested it was going to remain cool we decided to do a longer exploratory trek today.  A little over a quarter of the way the sun broke through, and with the sky-high humidity we soon began regretting how far we had hiked.  It was okay, though, exploring arroyos still wet from the overnight rain.  We had one encounter with a lover of the outdoors, a large guy riding an electric bike down LDR-A.  After the brief exchange of hellos we was gone, and we saw no one else during our outing.

View from LDR-A

Tellbrook Arroyo

Side arroyo we explored

Willow in a side arroyo

Bushwhacking view of Tortugas and the Organs

How many barrel cacti do you see?

How far back to our vehicle?

This & next:  male Ladder-backed Woodpecker

 

Young adult male or female Rufous?

Last 2:  Western Kingbird