Wednesday Walk: Cloud Edition
This is in response to a Challenge by @tattoodjay to take photographs of things on a walk. Things you don’t normally see. I really like the challenge and the challenger so here I am again.
We got a pretty good rain on Tuesday (half an inch. Pretty good for Yuma.) So Wednesday morning we got to see something we very rarely see here. Clouds in the valleys of the nearby mountains. It generally just warms up way too fast for the clouds to form.
So by the time Sam and I got out and about we were able to see a pretty good show. The clouds are drooping over the tops of the mountains and pushing up the valleys because the sun has been up for a while on the other side. It warms the air and the clouds ooze up and over where they promptly hit cooler temps and slide down the west face that we can see.
The beauty was outstanding, and the walking immediately after a rain is incredibly pleasant. Footing is firm and good no matter where you walk. Sam is happy because everything is completely washed off, and all smells fresh and new.
All was not paradise on our walk yesterday. This is the part of the desert we walk in 4 or 5 times per week, so are both quite familiar with the area. That's how we know that this dump is new.
I simply can not believe the number of people that dump their shit in the desert. I don't know how that can be OK with anybody. From ordinary household trash (usually in bags) to exotic items. We have a good garbage program around here, with EVERYONE being allowed free access to dump anything but hazardous waste at a nice facility.
Somebody obviously cleaned a significant quantity of prickly pear cactus out of their yard and decided it needed to go to the desert. So they brought it out and dumped it in a heap ON THE MAIN TRAIL.
I don't often show the trash I see on our walks (we often carry a bag to pick it up) but this one really bugged me. Can't even put it off to the side, just dump. Urrrggghhh
Some creative persons (there are at least two tracks) have picked up and localized some trash dumped in the desert with a little flair. This is also right along a main trail near the crest of the tallest hill in the area. There is a weekend clean up effort in this part of the desert every year, so this bit of cleverness will go, but it's pretty cool right now.
This is what it looks like from the back, away from the trail. You can see that the builders took some pains to make sure it stays. There is a bicycle frame that is moving that way every other day or so, my guess is that it will be part of the sculpture soon. Or not.
So that's my #wednesdaywalk actually taken on Wednesday! How about that for following the (almost non existant) rules?
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The idea of not often seeing clouds is somehting i havent come across to often, most places I have been there is fairly regular visits by Clouds
another way Mother Nature is pretty amazing nightlights dby your post,
But as for people dumping trash like that on the main trail or anywhere for that matter is so infuriating, mind you the tire and rock wall was pretty cool even if it wont be there for long
Ohh and I almost forgot
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We get high altitude clouds some. Particularly in the Summer we get thunderstorms involving the flow from the Gulf of California, but these were clingy. These photos were taken on my phone, I really wish I'd have had my nikon to detail it better. So rare and wonderous around here...
I actually had another walk teed up, so I should be good to go next week too :)
Well at least these days we all have phones with us for those I need a shot moments when we don't have the camera with us :)
I am wondering what I will have for my walk next week, with the cold and rain plus the office move,I havent done any photo walks this week and the forecast for the next few days are even worse, colder and snow, so I may have to get creative lOL
Love the photographs and miss the desert.. yeah really!
It's pretty darn nice this time of year. I've been here since 2001 and never seen it greened up like this in the winter. I think we'll have a monster flower display in a couple of months...
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That is pretty pathetic that they do that. I can't imagine just dumping stuff like that ever. Okay, I should take that back. Organic stuff like that I can kind of see. They should have at least put it off the road though. I know back in the day I had a friend that had a cabin and there was an area down the road in the woods where everyone would dump their leaves. At least those break down eventually...
Absolutely agree. Normally I wouldn't even give stuff like this a thought but it's right in the road. Prickly Pear is thorny enough to possibly cause some tire problems not to mention a horrible jolt.
It's the trash dumpers that really piss me off. I have twice a week service and don't put my can out more than once a week, the asshats could just drop their household trash off at my place. I'd be just fine with that.
People have their nerve just dumping stuff. At least this pile will degrade over time but the funny part is that those prickly pear cactus are good eating when cooked right so had the people looked into it they might not have pitched it and could have eaten it.
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Beautiful shots of the clouds! And I don't understand how people can just dump their trash, or even throw their beverage container out the window. I have no idea why.
It looks an amazing walk @bigtom13 But, everytime I see the dry hot look of your photos, I swallow and look for a glass of water ;)
My skin is already suffering being back in the US. It is always so lovely and moist in the air in England that my skin feels so good, and within one day home, even living on the sea, the dry cold winter air had me scratching dry skin and longing for some moisture.
I actually miss the overcast grey sky, as we have had some wonderful sun here, though it is cold (But not as cold as last year thank God!)
Keep sharing these amazing walks. The tire stone wall is an interesting take on that much loved landscape feature :)
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Howdy sir bigtom13! Very interesting walk photos sir bigtom, it looks hot out there too but it can't be that bad this time of year right? Anyway, people are just simply pigs. lol. How far do you walk?