Early this morning our friend Bill took us to look for wild oregano in the hills close to where we live. There are lots of good hikes to do in this area.

There are many remnants of buildings from when there was gold mining activity.

The sky was an incredible blue this morning and juxtaposed to the grey of the flora, it was magical.

Our pup, Isabela enjoyed her time and all the new smells.

This appears to be a kiln they used. Perhaps for making bricks?

Here’s where they dug for gold and a deep shaft too.

We didn’t find any oregano, but Bill had a plant at his house that he got from this area some time ago and gave it to us. What a guy!

I don’t believe there is any herb that can beat the Mexican oregano. We’ll go back after the rains and see if we have better luck. But in the end, we got what we were after anyway, thanks to Bill.