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An early morning and on the trail by 4am. Only 3 miles "as the crow flies", but with the switch backs and elevation gain the hike was closer to 6 miles one-way. Cloud cover helped buffer the sun's intensity and a slight breeze cooled the skin. Just after sunrise, I spotted three mule deer does drinking from a tinaja downslope from the trail. I sat and watched as they made their way upslope - foraging along the way. Then they disappeared over the ridge above. During the course of the hike I also saw:
2 blue-phase speckled rattlesnakes (Crotalus mitchellii)
2 western diamond backs (Crotalus atrox)
1 chuckwalla (Sauromalus ater)
loads of whiptails (Aspidoscelis sp.), side-blotched (Uta stansburiana), and zebra-tailed lizards (Callisaurus draconoides)
Back to the truck by eleven am. A great way to start the day!
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