Now, don't get excited. It was only me slitting the throats of NM locusts. I also sawed off some tree branches and refined the cairns. I left the lopper in the trunk and only took the compact pruning saw because the weather looked like there'd be a thunderstorm so I had to carry my umbrella. Clouds rolled in and out all afternoon while I worked for over 4 hours but other than some distant rumbles and a few raindrops on my windshield as I drove to the Route trailhead, the weather was beautifully sunny.
Next, I pick up trash. There really isn't that much - just a few beer bottles and beer cans. I'm debating - should I leave the half-finished pint of peppermint schnapps in case the owner comes back or toss it?
Have to start packing for RMNP trip.
Made a huge batch of soup-stew - garlic, onions, Napa cabbage, bean-rice mixture, buckwheat udon noodles, Thai chiles, ginger, boletus edulis mushrooms. It looks gray but tastes delicious.
Yesterday we saw Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work at the CCA in Santa Fe. I love her foul mouth and risqué jokes! Afterward, I bought way too many plums and pluots at Sunflower Farmers Market.