Parker Canyon Lake is southwest of Tucson, about 75 miles away. It is only about 4 miles from the border with Mexico. Many US Border Patrol vehicles are zooming around the two lane paved and unpaved roads on the watch for smuggling activity and illegal immigration. When traveling to and from Tucson, there is always a checkpoint to pass through as a Border Patrol officer peaks briefly into the back of your car.
And all the cattle! Horses, cows, and cowpeople are everywhere as you come and go from Parker Canyon Lake. (Is "cowpeople" the politically correct word for including cowgirls?) Anyway, it takes more time to get past the cows walking down the road than it does to get through the Border Patrol checkpoints.
These two turkey vultures were just waking from a cool night of mid 50 degree temperatures. I've been rising early and taking a little hike around the lake with my camera. These two birds were in a group of 10 others in the same tree. They seemed to pose well for this picture. It's one of my favorites.
And of course, yours truly.
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