The first hints of a sunrise in the distance.

The white flecks are actually snow which is incredible given that we were in the desert.

Shortly after sunrise. The overcast skies looked turbulent against the desert foreground.

Jen took this photo of me while I was warming my hands. It was so incredibly cold that I had a hard time operating my camera.

After the sun came up, the clouds started to break apart.

Jen thinking about something important.

Cholla cactus as seen from the cactus garden.

A bunch of Cholla cacti.

Jen and I posing in front of the camera securley mounted on the tripod.