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wmpe2000: descent
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wmpe2000: this was the quietest and most peaceful hike until I decided to share it....the f16s flew a circuit and left - Luke AFB proving grounds are nearby
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wmpe2000: view of the white tanks
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wmpe2000: looking north from Vulture Peak
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wmpe2000: barrel cactus rooted in rock
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wmpe2000: desert rockpea
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wmpe2000: 25 million year old rhyolitic craggy cliffs
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wmpe2000: spring green in the desert
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wmpe2000: desert hyacinth
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wmpe2000: ready for the steep
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wmpe2000: carefree young hikers not concerned with loose scree, cactus spines, thorns, intense uv rays, insects....
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wmpe2000: Gordon's Bladderpod
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wmpe2000: rhyolite with canyon ragweed
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wmpe2000: male flower on a jojoba shrub
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wmpe2000: teddybear cholla in the vulture mountains
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wmpe2000: view of vulture peak from the trailhead
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wmpe2000: vulture peak trailhead