Running in the Oven

I went for a run this morning, finally- I have been meaning to for days but if I sleep in past 8am, then it is way to hot.  I made it out by 7:30 and even that was pushing it.  If I can drag myself out of bed tomorrow I will give 6:30 a try.  The sun is just up and shouldn't bake too much.  It will be easier when I go on morning shift.  Though I will have to be at work at 5:30, I can run in the evening, which is usually my preference anyway.  

It certainly is a change from the gravel road at the farm.  While still gravel, the rocks are much more jagged and larger; the road is a deep red cover and the center is overgrown with spinifex grass, and it feels like you've kicked a cactus when you accidentally step on it.  I saw some weird tracks, one of which I am 80% sure was a camel (Australia is the only place in the world where dromedary, one-hump camels are still found in the wild, having escaped various pack trains and expeditions over the years).  The other track could have been a large rabbit or a small kangaroo, but I have no idea what a kangaroo track should look like, so I hesitate to make a proper guess.  I still haven't seen a live kangaroo either, but I am sure that once I can get out on a couple hikes, the wildlife will come out of the woodwork.  

Hope the snow isn't too deep!

-A.