Montereycillo aka Purple Haze

First time back to Montereycillo this school year - it won't be the last.

Every time I come here I see or experience something different.  Jen and I ran the las abejas loop and it was like I saw it for the first time.  The flowers were totally different.  There was also the bizarre "I can't hop grasshoppers" who are amazingly beautiful.  Then there was the rattlesnake - Jen was leading and I was following a tad too close.  She wasn't really watching where she was going and damn near stepped on a sleeping rattler and I damn near knocked her over (onto said snake) when she came to a screeching halt.  The snake just wanted to get the hell out of the way.  It was 14km of beautiful bliss - I love this place.


Ocotillo (which clearly resembles seaweed)


The grasshoppers with no hop - but they are awesome looking




Jen is clearly enthralled by the Ocotillo





Our little friend




The purple flowers are awesome







These flowers are just amazing






The bugs are as awesome as the flowers







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