That’s surely it. Looking again, I see that the sand looks cemented into place. Good spotting!

Was she a monster? :-)

That would be an enormous coyote here. Yup, that would be scary.

Fun? I've been followed (stalked) by coyotes and that's not the word I'd use. It's happened to me more than once in the park near where I live which is pretty central to a large urban area.

I've also, with my dog, been surrounded by a pack--all keeping their distance, of course. This was in a cemetery near where I live, where I often walked the dog on early winter mornings. Why a cemetery? Better sight lines to see the damn coyotes! And Burnaby coyotes can be quite large, as big as a big German Shepherd. Not fun!

Interesting, and very similar to this encounter. He led me for a few hundred yards too, ambling in the brush beside the trail just ahead of me. Then he crossed the trail, paused by the other side for nearly a full minute (I don’t know why I didn’t photograph this too), and then took the plunge down a steep slope into the wash. Ahead of me on the path was another cyclist on the other side of him, also waiting but with a concerned look about her. When she passed, I saw why - she had a bite sized dog in her trailer, just right for a midday snack.

Might be an antelope jackrabbit.

https://www.nps.gov/sagu/learn/nature/rabbits-of-saguaro-national-park.htm

Last winter, after a Scout meeting during which it snowed, I got onto a local bike path on the way home near the border of our county and the next one over. It is a wooded area that parallels a major highway, and snow was still falling, when a coyote popped out of the brush about 50 feet ahead of me and trotted along at just a touch slower than I was going for about 100 yards. Was quite fun! Then it disappeared into the darkness of snow covered bushes.

Eek! And the saguaro is scary too!
Just kidding.
But if you think you've seen grotesque, look at this:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zjBms12q3wREaeEQ8

Maybe it's the white line. I like how the sand is covering it in places.

I once had a girlfriend named Gila.

It's funny, this could be in Minnesota. I grew up with scenes exactly like this which means this photo speaks to me a great deal.

I'm with Dodie. I'm retired and would prefer to just take my time.

Based on the expressions of each on the mural, though, I don't think you could go wrong with any choice. They're all clearly having a grand ol' time.

Looks like he's hollering over to his friend,

"Hey Dave! You gotta come over here and check out these 2-wheeled humans!"

Jaded by vermillion? Never!

I challenge you to get a photo of one catching a fly.

Thanks! Just leaving now, so check back. We’ve got as fine a day as we could hope for today, with a high on the basin floor of 74. It’s today or not at all - snow in the mountains is forecast for tomorrow.