I know, I meet a lot of cool dogs, but this is the first one I met at this trailhead in Albuquerque New Mexico.

A baby tumbleweed.

The underside of a baby tumbleweed.

A Prickly Pear cactus.

This cactus is collecting tumbleweeds.

Desert plants never seem very welcoming.

This is high desert. There is snow up there. More on snow later.

Albuquerque through a telephoto lens.

The beyond of Albuquerque.

A bird.

Did I mention that I met a cool dog.