Escaped

  Some large rocks have escaped from the Monument, but have not gone far.

Looking Back

  It sometimes seems they are looking back.

Love Rocks

  What one can most easily see in JTNP is Joshua Trees and rocks.  However the plant which looks most like a Joshua Tree here is a young yucca.

Rocks

  The rocks are changing, but not so fast as to rush a man.

Ryan's Rock

They say it stands up for the Irish, but it gets climbed anyway. 

Holes

Walked again this morning. My body seems to be working a bit better.
Lots lf rocks in the Park. Lots of holes in the rocks. I think that these holes are different from many holes in that they are man made. I bet they were used for grinding seeds for food. 

Rocks, Cacti, and Juniper

 At other times I take pictures of juniper, cactus, and rocks. The camera and I both seem too slow to take picture of fast moving little snakes and chipmunks.

The cactus is an exotic. How did it get up there?

Rocks

  When asked what I take picture of in this wonder land of rocks, my answer is, "Rocks." Sometimes stuff growing on the rocks get into the picture.

This Morning

Started up toward the Park entrance a bit later than usual. Before I got very far I noticed that a low tire pressure light was on.
I turned around and pulled into the local garage. I ask the man who was to check my tires why he was hobbling around worse than I do. He said It was kidney stones and he was waiting for his Medicare to kick in at the first of the month. 

Big Tree

Bigger rocks

 

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Holes in Them

This is one of the many rocks with a hole in it. Some are big enough for a man to get into, some are not.

Camera Walk

 Morning rocks and clouds are pictured.

I find it pleasing that I can name much of that which I see. There are knowing people who would say that I name much of it incorrectly.

I haven't seen much animal life yet, but have see abundant sign. I some areas the earth is so dug up by both rodents and lizards that I stand amazed. I need a better camera to amaze you. Because I tend to avoid trails one of my feet sink into a burrow or tunnel each few steps. Animal tracks are not as evident as one might expect because much of the surface is hard or stony. Tracks of heavier animals such as coyote and fox do tend to show up more than do those of smaller denizens.

There seems to be more fox droppings now than I ever remember seeing.