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Pinnacles seen from base of Juniper Canyon Trail
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Micranthes californica, CALIFORNAIA SAXIFRAGE seedlings
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The largest seedlings are probably Delphinium sp. LARKSPUR.
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Pholistoma membranaceum, WHITE FIESTA FLOWER seedlings (pale green).
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Pholistoma auritum var. auritum, BLUE FIESTA FLOWE
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Nemophila sp. NEMOPHILIA
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Whitened crevice in leftmost pinnacle is nesting/roosting place for birds.
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Unidentified liverwort with fruiting bodies, possibly Asterella californica.
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Unidentified liverwort with fruiting bodies, possibly Asterella californica.
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Dendromecon rigida, BUSH POPPY.
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Umbilicaria phaea, EMERY ROCK TRIPE?
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Umbilicaria phaea, EMERY ROCK TRIPE?
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Juniper Canyon Trail seen from higher on the trail
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View west from Juniper Canyon Trail,
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Juniper Canyon Trail
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Bird - turkey vulture or condor?
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Caloplaca ignea, FLAME FIREDOT LICHEN (l)
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Caloplaca ignea, FLAME FIREDOT LICHEN
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Unidentified yellow-green lichen.
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Umbilicaria phaea, EMERY ROCK TRIPE?
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Arctostaphylos pungens, POINT-LEAVED MANZANITA.
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Arctostaphylos pungens, POINT-LEAVED MANZANITA.
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View east from High Peaks Trail
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Dudleya cymosa, CANYON LIVEFOREVER or Dudleya lanceolata, LANCELEAF LIVEFOREVER ?
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Mary on steep section of High Peaks Trail
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Diane examining lichens
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Diane on steep section of High Peaks Trail
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Mary and Diane on very steep section of High Peaks Trail,
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Pinus sabiniana , GRAY PINE
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Primula clevelandii, LOWLAND SHOOTING STAR.