Desert Dawn, Desert Dusk and Desert Dogs - ABC Wednesday

I was up extra early this morning and was out walking before the sun came up.  When it did it was spectacular!  As the first rays hit the San Jacinto Mountain behind Palm Springs the mountain turned rose pink.

A few minutes later the sun had hit the San Gorgonio mountains to the north and as I looked up a swarm of birds were circling looking to land on the power lines.   All the wind turbines generate power from the wind as it is channeled through the Banning Pass between the two mountain ranges.

The early morning walk was invigorating as it was still cool but I wasn't the only one out enjoying the dawn.  I almost stumbled on these two feral dogs roaming the desert!  Fortunately, with the sun behind me they didn't see me or my canine companions.  These feral dogs can be quite nasty so I quickly turned down another trail.  This pic is a little blurry as I wasn't going to take the chance of getting any closer for that Kodak moment!

 Of course, no desert day is complete without the gorgeous desert dusk.

 I'm linking this to ABC Wednesday.  Hope on over and see more "D" entries for the week.