We woke up to snow-covered mountains yesterday morning. I don't know if the novelty of seeing snow in the desert will ever really wear off on me--for some reason, whenever snow falls in El Paso I get all excited just like a little kid.
Sammy and I had a play date on the east side, which meant we were going to be traveling through the Franklin Mountains via Transmountain Road. I knew from previous drives that there was going to be some pretty gorgeous snowscapes along the way, so I made sure to bring my camera along.
There's just something about the juxtaposition of snow and cacti that I love; maybe it's because 95% of the time the mountains are brown so to see them covered in white is a nice change from the monochromatic norm.
Snow is a very ephemeral thing here in the desert, so most of it had already melted by the time Sammy and I made our way home a few hours later. Thank goodness I stopped to take these photos first thing in the morning--of course, it would have been even better if I had convinced Sammy to leave the warmth of the car for a few photos, but he was. Not. Having. It. Oh well, maybe next time!
6 comments:
It never gets old here! When we moved to El Paso this past summer I was told over and over that there was no snow. Ever. Guess this winter proved that wrong.
You're getting snow - that's crazy?! Although it looked like it might do some of that here last night.
Lucky you! It feels like Spring here. I just saw woodpeckers in my backyard and want to take pictures.
We're experiencing a heat wave here with temps in the 90s.
Beautiful captures as always, L!
LOL!! Girl, I was super excited as well. Snow rocks!!! Ava stood at the glass door looking out and licking the cold glass. BAHAHA!! Nice photos, maybe you should have a camera setting class...over at my house... :)
I'm completely jealous of the snow. It's been a year since I have seen any. Beautiful Beautiful!
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