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wmpe2000: looking southwest across the Gila indian reservation at the Estrella Mountains
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wmpe2000: pegmatite
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wmpe2000: desert floor scene
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wmpe2000: switchbacks to the ridgeline
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wmpe2000: hike through a wash for a short distance before the mountain
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wmpe2000: saguaro frame
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wmpe2000: trail at base of mountains with desert plants mainly creosote bushes and saguaro cacti
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wmpe2000: pyramid trailhead south mountain
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wmpe2000: metamorphic core complex's rounded hills vs. the sharp peaks of the estrella mountains
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wmpe2000: fishhook pincushion cactus
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wmpe2000: fishhook barrel cactus emerging from the earth
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wmpe2000: caudiciform trunk of the elephant tree
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wmpe2000: fishhook fruit
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wmpe2000: dobbins alaskite outcropping
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wmpe2000: gneissic rock formation
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wmpe2000: south mountain park - worlds largest urban park in the world - 13,000 acres
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wmpe2000: the horseshoe shaped road