On the Road Again

 

On our way to Carlsbad Caverns to do our annual Cave Restoration Project.... here we ae on the road on the way down there.

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On the road again...we had to take the northern route as the sourthern route though Lubbock was uner water after a week of rain down there! We always take a break at the Caprock (near Caprock Canyons Park in Texas). A good place to look around and stretch out a bit.
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It's an awesome view considering 10 niles out there is flat land everywhere!! And then out of nowhere, you're ina rocky canyon mountain area... but only for a showrt while..then it's flat again! With a lot of rain, flowers were blomming everwhere!
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A Salsify (glorified dandelion) has already bloomed and is now seeding. It's as big as your fist! There will be a good fruit pickings on the prickly pear catcus this year! More prickly pear.
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Yup...it's a mighty deep drop at the canyon wall! Some of the gang... More of the gang....
 

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