Saturday, September 22, 2007

Birnbaums Conquer Desert Despite Heat, Sand, Tarantula


Big Ralph claims another dune in the name of Akron, OH.

We were recently graced with the presence of Krista's parents. We gave them the grand tour: Bitter Lakes, Deep Caves and White Sands. We fed them full of homemade Tex-Mex to rave reviews. And after about a week they continued their journey and left for points North.


Jenny and Krista scope out the egrets and pelicans at Bitter Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.


Pecos Puzzle Flowers at Bitter Lakes.

We went on 2 hikes at White Sands National Monument. One was in the middle of the day - too hot. The next was in the early evening. Still hot, but much better. You can see the difference in the way the light hits the dunes in these 3 pics.


David in dunes. Midday.


Krista on dunes. Midday.


Dunes, dudes. Evening.


Big T crashed BBQ. Turns out, he just came for the fajitas.

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