A cave in the Alabama Hills (of east-central California, despite the name) that reminds me of the frosting on a type of Mexican pastries that #TIL are called conchas.

#TextureTuesday

Driving toward Hite, with the Henry Mountains in the distance for #MountainMonday

#Hiking Pretty Canyon (that's really the name of the canyon), watching a very pale red-tailed hawk soaring above us, surfing the spring winds ... until a pugnacious kestrel came out and chased the redtail away. (We did see the redtail again later, farther upcanyon, where I guess it was out of the kestrel's nesting territory.)

#WildlifeDramas

#SilentSunday #hiking #NewMexico #arch

Capitol Reef.

#SaturdayScenery #hiking #Utah

Our public library also has a couple of telescopes -- no "giant telescopes" but like the one shown in this picture, an Orion Starblast, an excellent low-cost beginner scope. Hooray for public libraries!

Two views of Orphan Mesa at Ghost Ranch, as the light changes, with Pedernal on the skyline. From the lunch spot on yesterday's hike.

#hiking #NewMexico

A couple of locals are curious where we're going on today's Ghost Ranch hike. Pedernal visible in the distance.

#NewMexico #hiking

Wow, it's been a while since we had a #rainbow like this! (Not much rain to go with the bow, but maybe it'll get there.)