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Joshua Tree, entrance to the 49 Palms Oasis
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Rocks with natural linear patterns
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Lone barrel cactus
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Needles of said barrel cactus
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Cactus bloom
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Desertscape, under 90 degree weather
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Joshua Tree rock formations
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More desert cactus
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Withered desert blooms
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49 Palms Oasis in the distant, about 1.75 mile hike
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Another view of the 49 Palms Oasis valley
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Taking a shot of the 49 Palms Oasis in the distance
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A fat little gravid lizard basking under the sun
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Giant outcroppings
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49 Palms Oasis, a bit closer
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Cairns marking the trail to 49 Palms
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About a quarter mile away...
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A closer look at the 49 Palms Oasis
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At the foot of the oasis
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Underneath it all ... underneath the shades that is!
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Under the cool shades of the fan palms at the oasis
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The smallest of three ponds at the oasis
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One of two giant dragonflies at the oasis
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Lizard chillin' under dappled light
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One of several frogs at the oasis
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Heaps of old, dead fans make way for fresh new fan leaves on the palms