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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Crossing the Desert


One of the strenuous trails to the top of Tortugas.

The old observatory and a new tower atop the mountain.

Looking east along the trail through the foothills.

Ocotillo on Viagra.


Intersections.

2 comments:

Dr. K said...

That agave in the last photo looked like a modernist sculpture.

Matthew said...

I've always been impressed with the fences that people build (or used to build)from dried ocotillo. They're attractive and effective--the fences, not the people. Maybe the people too, occasionally. A positive memory of Tucson.

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