A couple of dikes on the near ridge line (the reddish rock exposed by erosion of the softer sedimentary layer)
Turk’s Head, a relatively small 8-segmented barrel cactus found throughout much of the Chihuahuan Desert. This one is just over a foot high.
A strangler from one of my backpacking trips. I run a tight ship but I did cover him with rocks! Seriously, though, I’ve run across several of these unmarked graves in the backcountry. The desert can be hot, dry, & unforgiving
Led more than 70 week-long Sierra Club service projects & b’packing trips in Texas Trans-Pecos. Wilderness 1st responder. Degrees in English & History from UT-Arlington. Retired journalist. Avid environmentalist & feminist. Very progressive. Love Classical guitar, rockabilly, classical, & country music. Photos mostly by me
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