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wmpe2000: sun beginning to set over the estrella mountains
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wmpe2000: skeletonized Cylindropuntia bigelovii
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wmpe2000: teddy bear cholla - the hillside where this cactus grows faces south west enduring the most intense and hottest part of the desert sun rays
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wmpe2000: Ferocactus wislizeni
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wmpe2000: careful - brush up against this cholla and a whole arm of spines will be stuck to your shoe, sock, pant leg, skin,...
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wmpe2000: elephant tree
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wmpe2000: pastel view of the san tan mountains
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wmpe2000: clouds reflecting the setting sun
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wmpe2000: 15 minutes later and further up the mountain
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wmpe2000: what a gift these clouds were to my eyes
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wmpe2000: and then I turned around to face the sun
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wmpe2000: ocotillo silhouetted against the setting sun
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wmpe2000: evening rush hour traffic streaming down a main thoroughfare